Binance founder CZ says ‘tokenize everything’ to attract investors

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said on Aug. 21 that countries could use tokenization to raise capital and attract foreign direct investment by offering digital representations of assets to global investors. Summary CZ said tokenization could help governments raise capital and attract foreign direct investment from abroad. He supports issuing tokenized assets across multiple blockchains despite the resulting fragmentation of market liquidity. CZ argued that greater interchangeability between issuers could reduce some liquidity fragmentation across blockchain networks. BNB Chain reported 776,000 RWA holders, while RWA.xyz measured 776,428 addresses on August 19, 2026. Tokenized shares remain securities and must comply with applicable laws governing issuance and secondary trading. “Let’s tokenize everything,” CZ wrote in an X post. He argued that countries and companies have an incentive to sell tokenized shares to investors worldwide. CZ also backed issuing tokenized assets across every blockchain rather than selecting a single network. He acknowledged that this approach would create fragmented liquidity but said parallel development would be the fastest way to expand the sector. His...