BRAEDEN ANDERSON
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Hi, I’m Braeden.
I'm a partner at Gesmer Updegrove LLP, where I lead the Securities Regulatory and Enforcement and Digital Assets practice areas. I’ve served as Assistant General Counsel at Robinhood, practiced at Kirkland & Ellis and Sidley Austin, and represented clients in high-stakes matters before the SEC, DOJ, FINRA, and state regulators.
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Legal Framework for the Tokenization of Real-World Assets
The concept of tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) has emerged as a transformative innovation at the intersection of technology, finance, and law. By leveraging blockchain technology to digitize ownership, tokenization is reshaping how we perceive, manage, and trade physical and intangible assets. From real estate and precious metals to intellectual property and collectibles, tokenization offers unparalleled opportunities for fractional ownership, liquidity, and efficiency. At its core, tokenization represents the digitization of assets into tokens recorded on a distributed ledger, allowing these assets to be bought, sold, and managed more effectively.