A New Paradigm for Accredited Investors: Equity vs. Direct Asset Tokenization
Abstract
As an accredited investor, you're already familiar with Regulation D offerings—vehicles designed to provideaccess to high-growth opportunities in the private market. Historically, this has meant investing in a company’sequity, such as a promising early-stage tech firm with a valuable intellectual property (IP) portfolio.However, blockchain technology is now enabling a shift in how investment opportunities can be structured.Instead of investing in the company that owns the asset, investors can now gain direct exposure to the assetitself—specifically, a patent or portfolio of patents—through tokenized offerings that are still compliant underRegulation D.
Fields of Study & Subjects
FinTech
Crowdfunding
Digital Finance
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 18 January 2026