TAC Research · 2026 Leadership Survey
The State of Tokenization 2026
What's top of mind for the leaders in tokenization.
73 respondents · 47+ organizations · Fielded June 2026
- 73
- Industry leaders surveyed
- 60%
- Founders, CEOs & executives
- 47+
- Organizations represented
- 71%
- Access to institutional distribution / demand
Who responded
Founders, investors, and operators from across the tokenized-asset industry.
The room
Who's in it
A free look at the makeup of the respondents before the full results.
Role
Single choice, so shares add up to 100%.
- Founder / CEO / executive67% · 44
- Investor (VC, PE, allocator)12% · 8
- Research / academia / journalism8% · 5
- Product / engineering6% · 4
- Capital markets / trading / treasury5% · 3
- Legal / compliance / regulatory3% · 2
Part of the stack they work on
Multi-select: respondents could choose several, so shares add up past 100%.
- 01Tokenized securities (equities, debt, funds)55% · 40
- 02Tokenized real-world assets (real estate, commodities, private credit)51% · 37
- 03Stablecoins / tokenized cash45% · 33
- 04Infrastructure (custody, transfer agents, settlement)23% · 17
- 05Asset management / issuance16% · 12
- 06L1/L2 protocols12% · 9
- 07Trading venues / market structure (ATS, AMM, DEX)7% · 5
- 08Legal / tax / advisory services7% · 5
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The 2026 Leadership Survey was fielded by the Tokenized Asset Coalition in June 2026. Back to the Research Hub.