The market capitalization of equity tokens has increased nearly 3.5 times since early 2025, reflecting a significant shift towards the tokenization of real-world assets. This growth is part of a broader trend where market infrastructure providers, including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, are developing tokenized equity and settlement systems to modernize traditional stock markets. Equity tokenization offers several advantages, such as 24/7 trading, reduced reliance on intermediaries, and expanded access to private markets. These blockchain-based assets allow for direct tracking of ownership and can be used as collateral for on-chain loans or deposited into liquidity pools. Despite challenges in standardizing token rights, demand for access to private markets continues to grow, with companies like Robinhood offering tokens for private firms like OpenAI and SpaceX to European investors.