Tokenized natural assets

The value of natural assets has been overlooked by markets because it is difficult to quantify. New York City-based venture capital firm Union Square Ventures argues that "There is untapped potential in representing natural resources as tokenized assets" using blockchain technologies. Analysts argue that "turning natural assets into crypto assets on decentralized blockchains" permits the creation of financial instruments that provide transmittable, verifiable, and unique records of those natural assets.

This points towards a future where significant markets in natural assets and ecosystem services are created, potentially providing new signals for climate-friendly behavior, while also creating ample opportunities for privatization of public assets and benefit streams by unregulated investors.