Goldman Sachs’ Matthew McDermott predicts that in 2024, institutions will scale their own blockchains in order to mature digital assets.
According to Goldman Sachs, digital assets will reach maturity in 2024 as a result of the institutional adoption and regulation of blockchains. While investors wait for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the bank’s head of digital assets, Matthew McDermott, noted that companies that have seen blockchain’s efficiency are now expanding to take advantage of commercial prospects.
McDermott said that large-scale implementation is necessary for blockchains to have a beneficial effect on companies. He believes that the markets for tokenized assets will become more liquid as a result of the banks’ increasing interest.
McDermott states that, “As a result of systems that are several decades old, there are still a lot of inefficiencies when it comes to collateral mobility. However, as people begin to embrace the technology, they will realize that there is a clear commercial opportunity both in the future and as it is now.”
According to McDermott, more conventional assets will be tokenized first, followed by more unusual ones. Liquidity, price visibility, and transparency will accrue to less common assets the most.
William Quigley, co-founder of the WAX blockchain, which specializes in collectibles, shares his views. In an interview with BeInCrypto, Quigley predicted that the tokenization sector would find its footing in 2024 and reach its full potential in 2030.
Meanwhile, McDermott maintains that Bitcoin’s liquidity would be enhanced as a result of investments from pension funds and insurers thanks to the acceptance of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The deadline for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make a decision on the ARK Invests ETF application is January 10, 2024. For the sake of open and honest competition, experts predict that the SEC will green-light all thirteen applications, including ARK’s.