Ethereum as the 'Highway' of Finance: BlackRock's Bet on Tokenisation
BlackRock sees Ethereum as a key infrastructure for global tokenization, but rollups, multi-chain and inorganic volumes raise doubts about value capture for ETH.
Ethereum is a decentralised, open-source blockchain platform that allows developers to create and deploy smart contracts and decentralised applications (dApps). Launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin and a team of developers, Ethereum offers more than just cryptocurrency transactions as it provides a programmable blockchain where users can create complex, autonomous contracts without the need for intermediaries.
54 PostsBlackRock sees Ethereum as a key infrastructure for global tokenization, but rollups, multi-chain and inorganic volumes raise doubts about value capture for ETH.
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