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Tokenization could unleash tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital, Nasdaq CEO says
Tokenization could free up tens of billions of dollars in capital tied up in assets used as collateral across the global financial system, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said.
Tokenizing assets such as Treasurys, equities and money market funds, along with the flow of money, could make collateral more liquid, Friedman told CNBC’s Joanna Ossinger at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore.
“If you tokenize all those instruments along with the flow of money, then the collateral becomes very fluid,” Friedman said.
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“Our pal Brian checks in with a video of interest.”
Hi Bill,
An interesting video. The S&P calculation was off, so I have corrected that in my notes below.
FYI; Brian
How Many Big Macs Does One Ounce of Gold Buy?
- Big Mac Prices given in the video above, in Federal Reserve Debt Notes:
- in the year 2000 = $2.24
- in the year 2026 = $6.12
- This represents a loss in purchasing power of -63%.
- Another way to look at it, is you only get 37% of a single Big Mac with $2.24 today.
- Number of Big Macs purchased per ounce of Gold:
- in the year 2000 = 125
- in the year 2026 = 701 (+461%)
- Number of Big Macs purchased per ounce of Silver:
- in the year 2000 = 2.2
- in the year 2026 = 10.2 (+364%)
- Number of Big Macs purchased per the S&P500:
- in the year 2000 = 656
- in the year 2026 = 1,275 (+94%)
- S&P500 as of 10-13-2026 = 7,805.45. The video above uses a 2026 price for the S&P of 5801.76, which is significantly low, so I am using my own today price for this +94% calculation.
- Number of Big Macs purchased per Barrel of Oil:
- in the year 2000 = 13.4
- in the year 2026 = 15.4 (+15%)
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