February 2021 | Security Token Offerings (STO) were approved as regulated financial products by German authority BaFin in 2019. Since, a lot has happened in terms of digital securities and tokenization in Germany. In addition to a further improved legal framework, awareness of tokenized assets is rising among investors. The same happens with issuers, who are increasingly coming from the SME sector. Digital assets are now also gaining a foothold in the institutional investor space. Why tokenization will permanently change the financial markets and why family offices and advisors should also keep an eye on the developments.