ARK Invest’s latest Big Ideas report includes predictions that are some of the most ambitious the firm has ever published. If even a portion plays out, the next decade of finance will look nothing like the last.

Here’s what ARK says could happen by 2030:

- Tokenized assets could surpass $10–12 trillion, spanning everything from U.S. Treasuries to real estate, private credit, commodities, and public equities.

- The crypto market could top $22 trillion, driven by massive institutional adoption and new financial rails.

- Bitcoin alone could hit a $16 trillion market cap, cementing its role as a global monetary asset.

- Smart contract platforms (Ethereum, Solana, and others) could reach $6 trillion, as decentralized applications generate real revenue and mainstream financial institutions move on-chain.

- Regulatory clarity from acts like GENIUS accelerates tokenization, prompting banks, fintechs, and asset managers to build their own blockchain infrastructure.

- On-chain financial markets become the new default, as trillions of dollars in traditional assets migrate to blockchain settlement rails.

My takeaway?

Finance isn’t just moving on-chain — it’s doing so at a scale that could reshape global capital markets. The question now isn’t if tokenization takes over… but how fast.
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