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Tokenization moved from theory to institutional deployment. Brickken’s CEO and Co-Founder Edwin Mata traced the company’s path from early compliance pilots to public-chain infrastructure.“It radically changed my life — I became drawn to technology,” he said of his first deep dive into blockchain.

Origins: from legal practice to building on open ledgers

Mata entered crypto from an in-house legal role, where a grant-funded project forced him to study smart contracts and blockchain in detail. 

The turning point was understanding open ledgers and value transfer. He recalled realizing that transactions are visible and auditable, and that settlement can be instant and global. “You can transfer value instantly, atomically, worldwide,” he said. 

That insight led to the idea that financial instruments in any format would eventually run on blockchains due to these characteristics. Brickken began with security token offerings, then expanded as market understanding caught up.

Building infrastructure while regulation took shape

Before 2021, uncertainty around public and permissioned chains limited what institutions were ready to test. Brickken began in controlled environments while the team explored regulatory boundaries. 

A turning point came when the company received a grant in Spain and presented its approach to the national securities regulator inside the Spanish sandbox. The regulator accepted the legality of the model, which allowed the team to expand to public chains and build modular infrastructure around issuance and lifecycle management.

Brickken then scaled its platform to support financial instruments across equity, credit, real estate and other assets, working directly with institutional clients in regulated settings. 

The AMA noted that the platform now supports more than $300M in tokenized assets across 16 countries and works with over 100 institutional clients. Mata explained that this progress reflects the maturity of the sector: “We started doing everything on public infrastructures, connecting the dots with other players.”

Market signals, institutional demand and what comes next

Tokenization is increasingly shaped by real capital flows. Brickken sees demand concentrating in areas where markets are already active. Over recent months, commodity issuers approached the platform as gold prices moved, seeking liquidity and operational efficiency. According to Mata, this pattern is consistent with how institutions evaluate technology. “The trend is set by the capital, by the market itself,” he said.

The AMA highlighted that institutions view tokenization as a functional upgrade: faster settlement, cross-border reach and reduced reconciliation steps. These properties align with how capital markets operate, and adoption is increasingly driven by efficiency and practical use cases.

When asked about the next major industry to move on-chain, Mata pointed to the same underlying dynamic. Tokenization can support credit, funds, real estate or commodities, but the priority depends on where institutions are allocating resources. Brickken prepares for that by providing compliant infrastructure through web app, white-label or API, enabling integrations with existing systems and workflows.

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