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tokenized

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[toh-kuhn-ahyzd] / ˈtoʊ kənˌaɪzd /

adjective

  1. reduced to or represented by a token or tokens.

  2. Computers. converted into or substituted with a token.

  3. Computers. represented by a token on a blockchain network.

  4. Linguistics. divided into meaningful units to allow easier analysis.

  5. treated so as to give the appearance of equality or representation, without actually receiving equitable treatment, resources, or opportunities.


Example Sentences

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Beyond coins and tokens, players are increasingly introducing lots of other tokenized assets to buy with this digital money.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company’s share price nearly tripled, and Tenev announced a flurry of new products and services, from on-demand cash delivery to tokenized stocks to an in-house social media platform.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not only does the company have the ability to integrate the technology into its platform, but it also has access to assets that can be tokenized, like loans.

From Barron's

The idea that blockchain technology would revolutionize the financial-services industry and help send crypto prices to the moon also clearly hasn’t panned out, even as some applications with their roots in crypto and blockchain have found wider adoption: Stablecoins now control hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, for example, and the New York Stock Exchange has said it has developed a new platform to allow tokenized stock trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

From MarketWatch

It follows main rival Nasdaq, which said in September it had asked the SEC to allow investors to trade tokenized versions of stocks.

From Barron's