Finance firms see tokenized oil, metals as next growth area beyond gold

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Executives from Paxos Labs, Theo, and Energy Substantiation see growth potential in tokenizing physical commodities. They believe lending and oil markets represent new opportunities beyond gold. Tokenized precious metals are currently leading this emerging sector. However, tokenizing energy assets presents a more complex challenge according to industry experts.

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