Chinese Real Estate Developer Seazen Explores Tokenized Debt and NFTs for Capital Markets

Seazen Group, a financially stable outlier in China's troubled real estate sector, is pivoting toward blockchain-based financing solutions. The developer plans to establish the Seazen Digital Assets Institute in Hong Kong, focusing on tokenizing private bonds, convertible debt, and NFTs tied to its Wuyue Plaza shopping centers.

The MOVE marks one of China's first serious attempts to migrate real-world asset tokenization from conceptual experiments to practical applications. By converting traditional debt instruments into portable digital tokens, Seazen aims to attract retail investors through fractionalized ownership and eliminate minimum investment thresholds.

Hong Kong's evolving regulatory framework for digital assets appears central to the strategy. The special administrative region's progressive stance on blockchain finance contrasts with mainland China's crypto prohibitions, creating a strategic gateway for Seazen's capital markets ambitions.