Prometheum CEO Aaron Kaplan, in response to questions about the company's future in the post-Gensler era, stated that Prometheum has the opportunity to explore areas beyond cryptocurrency, utilizing its pioneering license (known as a special purpose broker-dealer) to offer a variety of assets, including "stocks, debt instruments, structured products, options, ETFs, money market funds," and other assets existing in the form of blockchain securities. Kaplan wrote, "We expect that as trillions of securities are issued on the blockchain, the Trump administration will oversee this market transformation, bringing the benefits that blockchain technology has long promised to market participants." Matt Walsh, co-founder of crypto venture firm Castle Island, has been outspoken in criticizing Prometheum, stating that there is almost no evidence that anyone is using the company's platform for real-world trading. Although financial giants like Goldman Sachs and BlackRock, as well as crypto-native firms like Superstate, are venturing into the tokenization of traditional assets, it remains a very niche financial space at present. In response to questions about whether Prometheum can point to real-world clients or other evidence of market traction, Kaplan stated that the company is still in a "very early stage" and is "actively discussing with financial institutions." (Fortune)