Institutional Adoption of Blockchain and Real-World Assets
Institutional Adoption of Blockchain and Real-World Assets
🔮 Institutions go crypto?

Mathias Imbach of @sygnumofficial discusses the current state of institutional blockchain adoption and the trend of real-world assets (RWA) moving onchain in #Chainlink's 'The Future Is On' series.
Key points:
- Major institutions are now moving real assets to blockchain
- RWA trend is gaining momentum
- Institutional adoption of blockchain is progressing
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