Digital assets gain ground, but risk assessment remains key: Moody's Ratings
As digital assets become more deeply integrated into traditional finance, they may change how money and securities are issued, traded and managed — but not the need to understand risk. For Moody's Ratings, that means preparing for a market in which tokenized assets become increasingly common while ensuring that investors can assess them on a basis comparable with traditional securities. "We do…
Digital assets are increasingly becoming an integral part of the traditional financial landscape, potentially transforming how money and securities are issued, traded, and managed. However, this shift does not negate the importance of risk assessment. For Moody's Ratings, this means preparing for a market where tokenized assets become more prevalent while ensuring that investors can evaluate these assets in a manner comparable to traditional securities.
Gene Fang, executive director of Moody's Ratings sovereign and sub-sovereign ratings group in Asia, who also oversees the company's digital economy strategy in Asia, recently shared these insights with The Korea Times during Korea Blockchain Week 2026. According to Fang, Moody's Ratings has already rated over 45 digital issuances globally, worth more than $6.9 billion, from January 2018 to February 2, 2023.
Although early transactions were still in experimental pilot stages, the momentum has accelerated significantly over the past two years, particularly in recent times.
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