BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) CEO and Chair Larry Fink stated on Monday that tokenization has the potential to simplify investment issuance, trading and access.

Tokenization Will Coexist With TradFi, Says Fink

In his 2026 Annual Chairman’s Letter, Fink compared the current state of tokenization to the internet in 1996.

“It won’t replace the existing financial system overnight. Instead, picture a bridge being built from both sides of a river, converging in the middle,” Fink added. “On one side stand traditional institutions. On the other are digital-first innovators: stablecoin issuers, fintechs, public blockchains.”

Fink envisioned a future where people could use their digital…

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