Blockchain Technology Gaining Traction Among Major Finance Companies

Investors are often criticized for failing to adapt quickly enough to new trends, but one expert believes that they may be missing out on an opportunity to invest in the growing influence of blockchain technology.

According to Matt Hougan, investment chief at Bitwise, traditional investors are suffering from a lack of awareness about the impact of crypto on financial markets. He argues that many still view cryptocurrency as an unknown technology used by cypherpunks and dark web black markets, rather than the sophisticated infrastructure it has become.

The growth of tokenized assets on blockchains is a key indicator of this trend. Hougan points out that the value of these assets has quadrupled to over $20 billion in 2025, with hundreds of trillions of dollars floating around in exchange-traded funds, stocks and bonds waiting to be tokenized.

Hougan believes that the market for tokenization still has significant room to grow. He notes that even if it were to expand by a factor of 10,000, there would still be plenty of potential for further growth.