What are the benefits and drawbacks of conflating equity and money with tokenization?

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Good question. 

Equity has more promise of future value, I think. Or implication of specific utility. Less liquid, however, which I think is where the tokenized problems start coming in, because tokens are easily liquid. So there's a mismatch of underlying principles to address.

Money is more liquid by nature, so tokenization is more inline with the general utility it is designed for. It has less promise of future value, hence the importance of liquidity. 

Equity makes better collateral, money makes better currency.

This is where @plor.eth took Happy Hour after your departure. The collateral vs. currency idea is intriguing. Think it presently complicates things but like to believe in a features that enables both utility and speculation

I think projects blur the line in the hopes of getting the benefits of both without the downsides of either. Currency gives it segnoirage that it can deploy as needed, while equity promises some growth upside. We should judge projects harshly that intentionally conflate these two.

Yup, I would leave the judgement to God, but he doesn't seem to occupy this space.

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Tokenization creates a fundamental tension:

Money tokens: Natural fit - high liquidity matches their core function. Think stablecoins.

Equity tokens: Forced fit - artificially adding liquidity to something that's naturally illiquid. This mismatch often leads to market instability.

Key point: Don't try to make equity act like money. Each has its purpose - respect the difference.

Want to know more? Ask me:

What specific challenges have you observed when projects try to combine equity and money characteristics in tokenization?

How do you think tokenization might evolve to better preserve the unique advantages of both equity and money?