There is a question that has always puzzled cross-border investors—why is it so complicated to buy overseas assets?

Regulatory rules in different countries are like invisible walls, dividing the global market into "islands." Want to invest in Dutch stocks? You need to open an account locally. Interested in Singaporean funds? You have to go through a series of review processes. This not only wastes time but, more importantly, causes many investment opportunities to be missed.

But now, some projects are quietly changing all this with blockchain technology. They have developed compliant tokenization protocols, which are essentially "regulatory converters"—translating financial rules from different regions into programmable smart contract code, allowing assets to flow securely and compliantly on a global scale.

This might sound a bit abstract. Imagine it from a different perspective: a hedge fund in New York wants to hold European green bonds, Asian tech stocks, and US real estate trusts simultaneously. Traditionally, this would require establishing custody and settlement relationships across three continents, with a process so complex it’s almost unbearable. But with cross-chain architecture, these assets are converted into standardized on-chain tokens, managed and configured in a digital wallet, and can even be used as collateral for refinancing—improving efficiency by dozens of times.

A special report from the Bank for International Settlements clearly states that blockchain technology has "revolutionary potential" in reducing cross-border financial frictions. And some projects, combined with mainstream oracles and trading infrastructure, are turning this potential into practical, usable solutions.

Imagine what will happen when the geographical restrictions on capital flow are gradually eliminated. A truly global integrated financial market will emerge. Asset valuation will no longer be limited by geography, and liquidity will flow freely like internet information. The core tokens driving this ecosystem will have their value directly linked to the degree of "de-frictionalization" of global capital.

In ten years, we might see a scene like this: a retired teacher in Tokyo can easily invest in Norwegian fishery shares or Brazilian renewable energy projects just as easily as buying government bonds, all through new blockchain infrastructure. Behind all this is the technology that is reshaping the global capital map.