When corporate chiefs squawk about digital ledgers, look past their tears to see who owns the tollbooth.
American chief executives are wringing their hands over retail brokerages turning common shares into round-the-clock digital chips. Strip away the boardroom sanctimony, and the fight is about nothing more than territorial tolls and old-fashioned bucket shops.
Marcus Thornewood
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September 12, 2026
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8 min
Why tokenizing the world’s water supply is just a fancy new toll booth on an old dirt road.
Digital tokens won’t fix a dry well or a rusted pipe, but they will certainly help a trader in a glass tower bet on your thirst.
Marcus Thornewood
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August 16, 2026
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5 min
Beyond the hype of tokenization lies a simple truth: if an asset doesn't make sense on paper, a blockchain won't save it.
Tokenized real-world assets promise a bridge between traditional finance and crypto, but most are currently little more than high-fee wrappers for existing securities.
Marcus Thornewood
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May 22, 2026
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5 min