#108: Real World Assets Tokenization with Duke Kim from Securitize

Securitize’s mission is to tokenize the world. With over $4 billion in AUM, they're the global leader in real-world asset tokenization, and their client list speaks for itself: BlackRock, Apollo, Hamilton Lane, and VanEck.

Now they've partnered with the New York Stock Exchange to tokenize stocks.

In this episode, I sit down with Duke Kim, Director of Institutional Solutions at Securitize Fund Services, to unpack what it actually means to put real-world assets onchain, why institutions are leaning in, and what the tokenization of stocks through the NYSE could mean for the future of finance.

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Topics covered:

(0:00) Coming Up

(2:55) Duke’s origin story

(7:48) Blackrock and tokenized funds

(14:08) Feedback from asset managers

(18:25) Securitize’s role in tokenization

(21:29) $600m to $5bn AUM growth

(24:54) Securitize Fund Services

(29:52) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance

(31:31) Tokenization of stocks with NYSE

(38:58) Is tokenized security an ERC-20

(39:34) Blockchains Securitize support

(41:47) Tech stack for tokenized assets

(48:19) Pricing source

(50:00) Onchain vaults & Securitize

(55:29) Trillion dollar opportunity for tokenization

(59:24) Securitize IPO

(01:01:24) Career opportunities at Securitize

(01:02:30) Takeaways on tokenization

(01:03:58) Favorite quote