Kingsley Advani: Engineering the next $10 trillion market through tokenization

Kingsley Advani has always looked beyond the limits of traditional finance. At 13, he built one of eBay’s youngest PowerSeller businesses. Years later, he became an early investor of Ethereum, Solana, and Coinbase. His career has been about moving with the market and acting early on the next big shift.

“Tokenization is finance’s next seismic shift, bigger than the initial rise of Bitcoin,” Advani says. “We’re talking about programmable assets with instant settlement, fractional ownership, and global liquidity; assets that never sleep.” 

Breaking Away from Old Systems

The idea came from frustration with the slow and restrictive nature of traditional markets. Stock trades settle in two days, markets close after office hours, and global access is limited. “It’s outdated, expensive, and exclusionary,” he says. 

His answer is Allo. It lets people trade tokenized equities, real estate, commodities, and other RWAs 24/7 with instant settlement. Each asset is a blockchain token that carries legal rights through smart contracts, combining the safeguards of traditional finance with the speed and transparency of decentralization. 

Real-World Momentum 

The macro trends support his thesis. BlackRock’s tokenized funds crossed $500 million in 2024. Siemens issued €60 million in on-chain bonds. Boston Consulting Group predicts $10 trillion in tokenized assets by 2030. 

Allo has already tokenized more than $2 billion in assets for over 65,000 wallets. Users can trade shares, earn yields through staking, or provide liquidity without middlemen. “It’s not just digitization, it’s programmable finance,” Advani explains. “Tokens can have built-in governance, auto-dividends, or smart liquidity provisioning. Capital becomes fluid instead of frozen.” 

A Vision for 2027 and Beyond

By 2027, Advani’s target is $10 billion in tokenized assets. That includes expanding into real estate, treasuries, and emerging asset classes, all with one-click global compliance for both institutions and individuals.

The vision is simple: a farmer in Kenya investing in U.S. treasuries for steady income, or a student in Brazil owning part of a skyscraper in London. 

The Builder’s Playbook 

Advani’s career has been defined by building during all market conditions. He has managed over $1 billion in crypto assets, structured $2 billion in private equity deals, and made more than 200 angel investments in leading Web3 projects.

“Markets reward consistency,” he says. “I’ve seen booms, crashes, and surprises. The people who keep building through it all are the ones who win. Tokenization is inevitable; it’s just a matter of who engineers it best.”

For Kingsley Advani, the real opportunity is in building the systems that will move trillions in real-world value onto the blockchain. The change is already underway, and he’s making sure it’s built to last.