Crypto Democratizes Access to Private Market Returns
Private markets have historically outperformed public equities, but remained inaccessible to most investors. crypto changes that paradigm by tokenizing assets and creating liquid markets for previously illiquid holdings.
Matt Levine's observation that "private markets are the new public markets" underscores a fundamental shift. While the S&P 500 has delivered 8.5% annual returns since 1928, these gains concentrate in just 4% of stocks - like Amazon's 225,089% or Microsoft's 825,487% appreciation.
Blockchain technology solves this participation problem. Through tokenization, crypto brings private market exposure to public investors. The mechanism mirrors how index funds democratized equity access, but for alternative assets with higher growth potential.
