Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has made a bullish comment on real-world asset tokenization, as he is currently discussing with several governments about adopting and developing national asset tokenization. Speaking on a panel, “New Era for Finance,” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, CZ spoke about the importance of tokenization, payments, AI, and autonomous agents.
Several discussions at the World Economic Forum were centered around blockchain and modern finance, and amid this momentum comes CZ’s pro-blockchain discussions.
A dozen governments might join the tokenization move
RWA or real-world asset tokenization, is already experiencing tremendous growth, with $22.2 billion in distributed asset value, noted RWA.xyz, a data analytics platform. And CZ’s discussion about tokenization with a dozen governments will likely bring more investors, institutions, and banks to dip their toes into asset tokenization.
CZ pours in bullish comments on modernizing finance
As mentioned earlier, CZ highlighted three integral sectors that help modernize the financial industry. According to the Binance executive, a growing number of governments are increasingly supporting RWA tokenization, specifically to unlock liquidity and improve transparency.
These pro-blockchain governments are also diving into building efficient trading and settlement mechanisms, which they can implement through tokenization.
Talking about payments, CZ underscored that crypto rails are vehemently used to move money faster and cheaper, and several crypto rails are supporting traditional financial companies to move the money.
He further explained that crypto is quietly moving into the financial sector, “improving efficiency and interoperability within established payment networks,” reported Crypto Revolution Masters, a group of crypto commentators on X.
When talking about AI and autonomous agents, CZ emphasized the importance of AI integration in the blockchain industry. He further focused on the capabilities of AI in proceeding with automated operations. This can help cryptocurrencies to send and receive payments automatically.
As explained, the World Economic Forum included several discussions, focusing on the importance of adapting blockchain technology. It was at the same event that the Government of Bermuda, a British overseas territory, announced its plans to move its economy on-chain with support from Coinbase and Circle.
In another session, Paul Chan, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, announced the plans to launch the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in the first quarter of 2026.
