Blockchain technology is rapidly evolving and transforming multiple industries. Looking forward to 2025, the technology is poised to reshape the landscape of several industries, promising to revolutionize how businesses and people operate, secure information, and interact with digital assets. Each trend has the potential to drive substantial growth and create new avenues of value creation for years to come.
Let’s dive in.
Key Takeaways
- The blockchain adds a layer of complexity to data security through decentralized networks and advanced cryptographic techniques.
- With blockchain in gaming, true digital ownership is acquired, as assets are represented as non-fungible tokens on a blockchain.
- The list of tokenizable assets is endless, and as these assets turn digital, we should expect this industry to grow exponentially very quickly.
Data Security
Business operations have slowly moved online throughout the past decades. Data Security is the practice of protecting digital information from unauthorized access and theft. This process ensures that data confidentiality and integrity are upheld.
WIthout the blockchain, data security is done primarily through centralized storage systems and SLL/TLS data encryption keys. Firewalls and access controls are also used to protect network traffic.
Centralized systems are high-value targets for hackers. With the blockchain, data is distributed across a wide network of nodes. A decentralized network disperses the dataset and makes it harder for attackers to gain control over private information.
Finally, the blockchain adds another layer of complexity by using advanced cryptographic techniques to further protect data. Public and private key mechanisms are required to access datasets.
As an investment, the data security market presents a massive opportunity for developers and investors alike. The global big data security market was valued at $20 bn by 2023. Over the next decade, the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 17.1%. With the usage of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and the blockchain in data security practices, the market is expected to grow to $83 bn by 2032.
Gaming
In 2024, Grandview Research estimated the global video game market at $230bn. By 2030, the same industry report predicts the global video game market to reach $550 bn with a CAGR of 13.4% over the years. The video game industry has historically made revenue through game sales, subscription services, and in-game purchases.
Traditionally, ownership of these gaming assets was hed by the gaming company through centralized systems. This meant that while the players are able to use the assets they’ve acquired within the game, they still retained limited rights to the tite and could only trade them off within game-specific marketplaces.
With the blockchain, true digital ownership is acquired, as assets are represented as non-fungible tokens on a blockchain. Each token has a unique identifier and is stored on a transparent and immutable decentralized ledger. Because assets are stored on the blockchain, player ownership is retained even if the game shuts down.
The asset is truly yours.
The biggest benefit that NFTs in gaming provides is its cross-game functionality, powered by standardized protocols that can be recognized and managed across different platforms. Examples of these protocols include ERC - 1155 or ERC - 721 on Ethereum.
In the metaverse, for example, where multiple virtual worlds and experiences are interconnected, the ability to use blockchain-based assets across multiple experiences is necessary. It enhances the value and utility of both the asset and the game.
Asset Tokenization
If Non-Fungible Tokens represent digital assets on the blockchain, Asset Tokenization is converting ownership rights to tangible assets into digital token on a blockchain.
Because the area coverage of this market is far and wide, it’s difficult to calculate for its current valuation. Looking at stablecoins may be the best source of estimation, given that they are one of the earliest forms of asset tokenization. With that in mind, the current asset tokenization market is worth around $87 billion, with stablecoins accounting for 97% of that total value.
The list of tokenizable assets is endless, and as these assets turn digital, we should expect this industry to grow exponentially very quickly. Boston Consulting Group projects tokenized financial assets to be valued at $11 trillion by 2030.
Traditionally, assets rely on securitization to be sold to investors. Securitization is a process where financial assets are bundled and sold to investors. These securities are typically managed by centralized institutions, with legal documents representing ownership. These legal documents are often manually recorded, digitally stored, and maintained by government or private registries.
With the blockchain, the digital ledger of ownership provides a transparent and immutable ledger of transactions. All the benefits of the blockchain are introduced to these real-world assets, including fractional ownership, smart contracts, and global market access.
We’ve covered Asset Tokenization in great depth in this article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/definitive-guide-tokenized-real-world-assets-peccala-ftnpe/?trackingId=rFYkfkFVmRUqsjyqg00CVw%3D%3D
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