Robinhood Crypto Senior Vice President and General Manager Johann Kerbrat stated that tokenization can open new opportunities for retail investors to enter traditional restricted asset classes, calling it "very important for financial inclusivity."
Kerbrat stated at the "Consensus 2025" event in Toronto that some real-world assets, such as real estate and private equity, currently have only up to 10% of the US population able to invest. "Right now, you need to be an accredited investor to invest in private equity," he said.
"How many people can afford to buy a house or apartment in New York?" He explained, "But you can get a piece of the returns through fractionalization and tokenization, so we believe this will make transactions easier and make it easier for everyone to access."