ERC-7943 author says institutions can’t play DeFi’s ‘pirate game’
Ethereum's new ERC-7943 standard aims to bridge institutional finance and blockchain by standardizing regulated asset tokenization. Unlike DeFi's permissionless infrastructure, RWAs require identity frameworks and compliance controls that institutions demand. With tokenized assets surging from $6.4 billion to $34 billion in eighteen months, standards ensuring interoperability across custodians and exchanges become critical for Wall Street's blockchain adoption.
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