Tokenizing the World: Arbitrum, VeChain, DWF Labs & UAE Officials Speak at Blockchain Life Dubai 2025
Panelists at Blockchain Life Dubai 2025 discussed RWA tokenization's role in bridging crypto and traditional finance, emphasizing institutional adoption and regulatory frameworks.Summary
A panel at Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai, moderated by BeInCrypto's Alevtina Labyuk, explored the tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA), noting that over $32 billion in assets are already on-chain.
Brendan Ma of Arbitrum Foundation framed tokenization as the natural progression toward open financial rails, citing Robinhood's use of Arbitrum to tokenize equities for EU customers as an early success, stressing increased accessibility. Andrei Grachev of DWF Labs highlighted the market momentum driven by tokenized stocks and crypto-native yields, but cautioned that liquidity and trust in the tokenization framework are crucial for adoption.
Khalifa AlShehhi from the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism emphasized that regulation acts as a 'runway' to enable technology, referencing a successful Dubai real-estate tokenization sandbox. Antonio Senatore, CTO at VeChain, stressed that durable infrastructure requires synchronized progress across regulation, custody, verification, and standards, prioritizing user usability alongside security. Panelists concluded by summarizing the future of RWAs with concepts like access, collaboration, trust, and liquidity.
(Source：BeInCrypto)