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USDT0 co-founder Lorenzo R. stated: "As gold prices continue to reach new highs, the tokenized gold market is also heating up rapidly, and 2026 is expected to be a breakthrough year." He believes that tokenized gold will become the collateral layer for on-chain finance, just as stablecoins have become the settlement layer. He said: "The structural pressures driving the development of stablecoins—interest rate volatility, geopolitical fragmentation, and declining trust in sovereign debt—are now converging on gold-backed assets." He added: "It is becoming increasingly clear that programmable gold will evolve from a niche risk-weighted asset class to the default hard asset standard for on-chain finance."

According to Jinse Finance, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes that due to bitcoin’s low correlation with other major asset classes, it can serve as a valuable diversification tool in institutional investment portfolios. In a comprehensive report, Wood pointed out that bitcoin’s low correlation with other major asset classes—including gold, stocks, and bonds—is a reason asset allocators should take bitcoin seriously. She wrote: “For asset allocators seeking higher risk-adjusted returns, bitcoin should be an excellent source of diversification.”

Jinse Finance reported that Robert Leshner, founder of tokenization company Superstate, stated that long-standing legal and operational barriers are beginning to shift. In an email, he said, "With the emergence of credible, issuer-led on-chain equity structures, public equities are shifting from 'prohibited from trading' to 'tradable'." A series of trading platforms, including a certain exchange, have begun offering tokenized versions of the most popular stocks. Leshner added that the trend of moving from wrapped synthetic assets to direct token issuance is also accelerating.