Digital assets offer cost advantages and new yield strategies

A study conducted by fintech startup Cashlink, in collaboration with FinPlanet and Porsche Consulting, highlights significant cost advantages and efficiencies in digital securities trading. By utilizing blockchain technology, digital assets can be transferred, stored, and traded independently of traditional banks or custodians, potentially making transactions faster and more uncomplicated than physical assets.

The tokenization of assets allows for broader investment access to previously restricted categories such as real estate, collectibles, and infrastructure. The study utilized a bottom-up approach, surveying capital market experts and analyzing price and service descriptions to identify these savings potentials.

In the broader cryptocurrency market, digital assets offer various yield-generating strategies for professional investors. One prominent method involves perpetual futures, which allow for leveraged positions without an expiration date. Investors can utilize funding rate strategies—similar to traditional cash-and-carry strategies in commodity markets—to capture premiums by balancing long and short positions to mitigate directional price risk.