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Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said that many governments are making discussions about tokenizing their assets on the blockchain network.
He said Zhao at the World Economic Forum in Davos is negotiating with more than a dozen governments to show their public finances, as a major part of the introduction of cryptocurrencies after trading platforms and stablecoins.
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Zhao favors tokenization as the next step in cryptocurrency implementation after what he described as the first two industries that have already been tested worldwide: trading platforms and stablecoins.
The signal shifts to the rulers as governments focus on finance and control
CZ noted that many other cryptocurrency sectors are still small or experimental.
However, governments now see tokenization as a way to directly benefit from economic benefits from their assets, rather than handing over benefits to private actors.
He said that governments want to convert large assets into digital tokens, gain initial profits by improving investment and market access, and reinvest the investment in market development and infrastructure.
This argument places the government-led tokenization of wealth in a different category than previous attempts by corporations to represent real wealth.
National assets such as government bonds, commodities such as oil or gold, and public real estate can be represented as blockchain tokens that enable partial ownership, continuous trading, quick settlement, and automated payments through smart contracts.
For governments, the system also provides transparency and direct control over delivery and distribution, while saving money in the public sector.
Zhao’s comments come at a time when many countries and financial institutions are already moving in this direction.
He announced Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance this month announced plans to raise up to $2 billion in domestic debt as part of efforts to improve public debt markets and attract investor participation.
In Europe, the EU Distributed Ledger Technology pilot scheme already provides a legal framework for trading and clearing tokenized securities, and the UK has already appointed a dedicated administrator to help change the country to a blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
The UK puts the digital front to support the tokenization of the financial market, showing the interest of organizations in the blockchain-based infrastructure.#uk #tokenizationhttps://t.co/SAU9U8go3N
– Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) October 8, 2025
Tokenization is moving forward with the New York Stock Exchange and DTCC moving forward in this direction
Traditional market infrastructure is also moving forward, with the New York Stock Exchange confirming on January 19 that it is building a platform to facilitate the trading of tokenized stocks and ETFs with 24/7 trading and settlement on the blockchain, pending legal approval.
Zhao admitted publicly, Explanation This is a strong indicator of cryptocurrencies and trading platforms.
This is crypto trading, and crypto exchange. https://t.co/zqCOlbBW7V
— CZ
BNB (@cz_binance) January 19, 2026
Indicators of control in the US have also seen a change when the Securities and Exchange Commission in December issued a letter of need for action to the stock and settlement company, allowing it to continue with the process of banning indicators of US Treasuries, ETFs and Russell 1000 stocks.
The SEC has given the green light to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) to push into the blockchain-based markets. #SEC # Cryptohttps://t.co/LOvN1BzjZ1
– Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) December 12, 2025
The service should be launched by the end of 2026 and will work on official blockchains, with the DTCC emphasizing that tokenized assets will have legal rights and investor protection as traditional security.
Zhao also linked the token’s rise to other structural trends as he highlighted payments as another area where cryptocurrencies are already active, particularly through stablecoins.
He also said that the next phase will be “invisible payments,” where users transact in fiat money while the cryptocurrency network works underground.
Market data shows that tokenization is already gaining momentum with gold products adding nearly $2.8 billion to the net in 2025, total market revenue rising 177% year-on-year and sales volume reaching levels similar to the world’s largest gold trucks.
Analysts see this as evidence that blockchain markets are starting to emulate the money that has been flowing through traditional financial markets.
A note Binance founder CZ confirms negotiations with governments to tokenize the world’s wealth on the chain appeared for the first time Cryptonews Arabic.
