Tokenization mirrors the $20 trillion ETF boom as blockchain and AI converge, Ondo exec says
Tokenization is laying the groundwork for autonomous investing and real-time portfolio management, Ondo’s new head of portfolio products John Hoffman said.
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Summary
- Ondo’s newly hired portfolio chief compared tokenization today to the early days of ETFs before the technology became mainstream.
- John Hoffman said AI agents will need tokenized assets, trading infrastructure and portfolio strategies to operate autonomously onchain.
- The tokenized asset market has surpassed $33 billion and could grow into a multi-trillion-dollar industry over the next decade, mirroring the ETF sector’s growth.

