# IBM’s Tatsunori Kondo Expects ‘Tokenized’ to Lose Relevance in Five Years By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/40940 Published: 2026-10-26T10:55:15.000Z Updated: 2026-10-26T10:55:15.000Z Section: Technology > Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley separately said tokenized equities could become a major financial-market development over the next two to three years. IBM’s Tatsunori Kondo expects the term “tokenized” to lose relevance within five years as blockchain-based issuance and settlement become standard for assets in financial markets. Tokenization represents physical or financial assets in a blockchain-based format, which can make them easier to trade and manage. Separately, Bitwise CEO and co-founder Hunter Horsley has said tokenized equities could become a major development in financial markets over the next two to three years. TokenPost previously covered [Horsley’s view of tokenized equities](). ## Links in this article - [Horsley’s view of tokenized equities](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/27544)