Katya Fisher Katya Fisher,partner in Greenspoon Marder's blockchain, digital assets andtechnology transactions practice group.

NEW YORK CITY—“Tokenization is a new type of technology that develops digital assets,” says Katya Fisher, a partner in Greenspoon Marder's blockchain, digital assets and technology transactions practice group. “It's a digital upgrade for analog assets. It's a way to transform capital markets.”

Tokenization is supported by blockchain, a technology that allows for sharing of files and digital assets without generating duplicate copies. Blockchain is a peer-to-peer digital ledger where the software records each transaction in a block without a third party (such as a bank which is needed for most current electronic payments).

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Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.