Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, outlined his view in a public dialogue on July 14 that real-world asset tokenization could enable “global, fractional, and instant ownership,” adding that trust will ultimately separate the winners from the wreckage.
What Chesky actually said
Chesky drew a clean analogy between the internet’s effect on information and tokenization’s potential effect on assets. “The internet made information liquid. This makes ownership liquid,” he said.
Chesky didn’t name any specific tokens, protocols, or blockchain platforms in connection with his remarks. He also didn’t announce any concrete Airbnb initiatives around tokenization.
The trust problem Chesky is pointing at
