UAE’s advanced regulatory environment and digital infrastructure position it at the centre of the global tokenisation wave, enabling wider investor access and cross-border capital flows
• Built to bridge traditional finance and Web3, Blockmaze combines regulatory frameworks, compliance and institutional-grade infrastructure to bring global assets on-chain
Dubai, June 11, 2026: The UAE is emerging as one of the world’s leading tokenisation and blockchain hubs, supported by its advanced digital infrastructure and progressive regulatory environment.
As global financial markets enter a new era of digital transformation, regulated infrastructure providers such as Blockmaze are helping bridge the gap between traditional finance and blockchain by enabling real-world assets (RWAs) to move on-chain in a trusted and compliant way. This shift has the potential to expand access beyond the UAE’s current base of 2.4 million registered public equity investors through fractional ownership, while attracting global investment into world-class assets.
Blockmaze is one of the largest regulated ecosystems for tokenised assets, providing ready-to-launch solutions for issuers, institutions, brokers, exchanges, and financial platforms looking to participate in the next era of regulated digital finance. Built for compliant players, by compliant players, Blockmaze combines technology, licensing, compliance and regulatory capabilities across payments, investment services and digital asset infrastructure to bring traditional assets on-chain in a trusted and compliant way, as global finance moves towards regulated Web3 infrastructure. More than US$2 trillion worth of assets could move on-chain by 2030, according to McKinsey.
Tokenisation and Real-World Assets (RWAs) represent the next evolution of financial markets by bringing traditional assets onto blockchain infrastructure. The current crypto market is approximately US$3 trillion, while traditional global investable assets represent an estimated US$600+ trillion opportunity spanning stocks, bonds, real estate, gold, commodities, and other financial assets.
Real estate assets worldwide are estimated to be worth approximately US$300 trillion, while stocks and bonds represent about US$200 trillion, and gold represents US$31 trillion worth of opportunity for investors.
RWA tokenisation will significantly expand investor participation as corporates and asset owners begin tokenisingassets through regulated on-chain infrastructure. This will help democratise and internationalise access to investment opportunities through cross-border participation, supported by regulated infrastructure providers such as Blockmaze, which operates across 45 territories.
Tajinder Virk, Co-Founder and CEO, Finvasia Group and Blockmaze, says, “The next wave of financial adoption will not be defined only by new digital assets. It will be defined by how much of the existing financial world can be brought on-chain in a trusted, compliant, and accessible way.
“As AI becomes a larger participant in the global economy, financial infrastructure will also need to evolve. The future will depend on how real-world assets are bought, sold and exchanged digitally — supported by tokenisedassets that are verifiable, liquid and accessible.”
“Tokenised RWAs are creating a new paradigm. Today, only a very small portion of the US$600 trillion opportunity has been tokenised- with less than 0.01 percent penetration. Almost the entire market is still ahead of us. But the future of tokenisation is not about creating more tokens — it is about creating assets that represent real ownership, regulatory trust and long-term value.”
“Assets that were historically illiquid, geographically restricted, or institutionally gated can now be restructured as digitally accessible instruments for a wider investor base.”
Puneet Mangla, Chief Operating Officer of Blockmaze, says, “At the core of Blockmaze’s infrastructure is verifiable ownership — ensuring tokenised assets are connected to a real asset, real issuer, real jurisdiction and real rights. Blockmaze’s Proof of Reserve (POR) framework verifies tokens against their underlying assets, creating confidence that every token represents something tangible and enforceable in the real world.
The future of tokenisation cannot only depend on technical validation — it requires legal recognition. Blockmaze is designed to build this bridge between Web2 and Web3 finance by combining blockchain infrastructure with regulatory alignment and institutional governance.”
For traditional financial institutions, tokenisation creates the opportunity to significantly expand market access by adding global assets, improving liquidity, enabling fractional ownership and creating new digital investment experiences for clients.
“Fractionalisation removes minimum ticket sizes that price out retail investors; instant settlement eliminates the 2-day clearing lag that ties up capital; and 24/7 markets create new opportunities beyond traditional exchange hours — these changes can transform how global assets are accessed and traded,” Puneet Mangla adds.
Highlighting the broader market shift, Tajinder Virk says, “Tokenisation is no longer a future concept — it is becoming a structural transformation in global finance. Institutions that combine innovation with regulatory readiness will be best positioned to participate in the next evolution of capital markets.”
With world-class physical infrastructure, an advanced digital ecosystem, and progressive regulation, Dubai and the UAE are well positioned to become a global hub for investment through blockchain tokenisation.
The UAE tokenisation strategy is a government-backed blueprint to transition tangible assets such as real estate, gold, and private credit into digital assets on the blockchain. Managed by distinct regulatory frameworks, it enables fractional ownership, boosts market liquidity, and solidifies the UAE’s status as a premier global virtual asset hub.
The UAE’s approach moves beyond speculative crypto, with increasing focus on regulated stablecoin rails and digital asset infrastructure. The strategy can support faster and more efficient direct conversions between Dirham (AED) and U.S. dollar stablecoins, improving transaction speed and capital efficiency for institutional cross-border treasury movements.
Puneet Mangla adds, “With regulatory ecosystem spanning across 45 territories including the UAE, Blockmaze is ready to accelerate tokenisation and enable UAE-origin tokenised assets to reach investors across multiple markets. This will boost cross-border investment and further strengthen the UAE’s position as a global tokenisation and blockchain hub.”
Instead of solving only one piece of the puzzle, Blockmaze connects all the key layers needed to make tokenized asset offerings work: Issuance, Compliance workflows, Custody support, Audit proofs, Payments and acquiring, Fiat-to-crypto settlement, Liquidity access, Exchange infrastructure and White-label solutions.
Blockmaze is being built to bridge the gap between global assets and global access in a compliant and regulated manner. There are three key pillars underpinning Blockmaze’s approach to enabling the US$600 trillion opportunity:education, purpose-built infrastructure and institutional-grade trust.
As tokenisation enters mainstream finance, Blockmaze is helping financial institutions, asset owners, brokers and B2B platforms understand not only the technology, but the commercial opportunity it creates. Through industry engagement, partnerships and direct collaboration, Blockmaze is supporting traditional financial players as they prepare for the transition to on-chain assets.
Markets are governed by different jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction has custom infrastructure needs for enabling on-chain RWAs. Blockmaze works closely with asset owners, brokers, exchanges, CFD platforms, and payment providers to understand their tokenisation needs. Blockmaze tailors infrastructure solutions based on those needs, while keeping regional compliance standards in mind.
Beyond issuance, Blockmaze supports the complete lifecycle of tokenised assets through compliance workflows, custody support, audit reporting, reserve management, payments, liquidity access and exchange infrastructure – creating the foundation needed for regulated real-world asset tokenisation to scale globally.
The majority of the US$600 trillion opportunity is concentrated in Asia, Europe, and the GCC — markets where Blockmaze already holds regulatory clearance and licenses to issue tokenised assets. This regulatory positioning is a structural head start and Blockmaze can already operate in the jurisdictions that represent the largest share of the global tokenisable asset universe, while many market participants continue building their regulatory pathways.
Through 2026 and beyond, Blockmaze’s focus is on educating and helping B2B financial businesses adopt tokenisation and upgrade their product offerings — meeting institutions where they are, not where the technology wants them to be. The infrastructure is live, the licenses are in place, and the pipeline of institutional partners is building — 2026 marks the transition from preparation to execution.
With a complete vertical integration stack spanning issuance, custody, liquidity, payments, compliance and regulatory infrastructure, Blockmaze enables issuers and institutions to launch tokenised products without having to build the ecosystem themselves.
Its ready-to-launch solutions for issuers, institutions, brokers, exchanges, and financial platforms cover tokenisedstocks, CFDs, gold, real estate, and white-label infrastructure. By integrating payment, compliance, custody, and regulatory frameworks into a single stack, Blockmaze delivers institutional-grade governance without the institutional overhead.
The next era of tokenisation will not be defined by who creates tokens fastest — it will be defined by who creates assets that are trusted, legally recognised, and built to last.
Puneet Mangla concludes, “For tokenisation to reach institutional scale, trust will matter more than technology alone. The winners will be the platforms that can connect innovation with regulation, compliance and investor protection.”
