Prominent investor Cathie Wood of Ark Invest has revealed ambitious plans to bring the firm’s funds onto the blockchain, signaling a potential transformation in how traditional investments are managed and traded in the future.

Speaking at New York’s Digital Asset Summit on Tuesday, Wood expressed enthusiasm about the tokenization trend that’s gaining momentum in financial circles.

“We think tokenization is going to be huge,” Wood stated confidently. “We’d love to be able to tokenize our Venture Fund (ARKVX) or our [Digital Asset] Revolution Fund.”

The Ark Invest CEO, known for her early bets on cryptocurrency and innovation-focused investments, sees an evolving regulatory environment that might finally permit such moves. “I think the regulations are starting to open up in a way that will allow us to do that. So we’d like to seize the moment,” she added.

Wood’s announcement follows similar sentiments from Coinbase, a major holding in Ark’s portfolio. Earlier this month, Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas revealed the crypto exchange is in discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding security token issuance, though previous attempts in 2020 were unsuccessful.

Jesse Pollack, founder of Base (Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network), later clarified on X that while there are no “concrete plans” to tokenize Coinbase stock, the company is in an “exploratory phase” to understand regulatory requirements for bringing assets like $COIN to the Base network.

The tokenization market faces significant hurdles in the United States due to regulatory uncertainty. Despite these challenges, industry analysts project the market could grow into the trillions by 2030 as financial assets transition to blockchain technology.

For traditional investment firms like Ark Invest, tokenization represents a natural evolution of their existing crypto-friendly stance, potentially offering investors greater liquidity, fractional ownership, and 24/7 trading capabilities for investment funds that have traditionally been less accessible.

While Wood’s vision is clear, the timeline remains dependent on regulatory developments that would provide a framework for security tokens in the U.S. market.