Industry News – Opinion: ‘Decentralisation is more important than regulation for security tokens’

December 7, 2018

A digital assets expert has stated that decentralisation should be the hottest topic in the security token space – he argues the case for decentralisation should always come first, and will be the deciding factor when it comes to security tokens evolving into their own asset class.

Throughout 2018, many people and projects trying to make a splash in the digital assets world have said that things like regulation enforcement and building products should take precedence over decentralisation when it comes to security tokens. This idea is linked to debates over whether security tokens are attempting to integrate into the current financial system, or instead trying to create a completely new, unique infrastructure. However, expert Jesus Rodriguez says decentralisation should be at the forefront of everybody’s minds.

“Decentralisation is the single element that will determine whether security tokens evolve into a new asset class and financial ecosystem or stay as unsophisticated digital wrappers for existing forms of securities,” he writes.

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