Bitwise CIO sees tokenized stocks ending the slow email era of trading
By Sujal Jethwani
Published on May 1, 2026.
Bitwise CIO, Matt Hougan, has suggested that the world's largest financial leaders are moving towards tokenization, a system that currently takes days to settle. The current system is slow due to multiple entities moving a single trade, which Hougan believes acts like a "tax" on your money. The market for tokenized stocks is worth about $680 million, but the total U.S. stock market is worth $68 trillion. SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins has predicted that the entire U.
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