Devin Finzer on physical asset tokenization
From OpenSea, Are NFTs a Bubble or Sustainable?, What The Data Shows, CryptoVoxels, Adding New Protocols · · W3BTHR33
“Imagine kind of I think I mentioned this before but tokenizing like really valuable pair of sneakers that you know people are willing to spend 300 bucks on and now you could have that asset traded in digitally many times before actually getting redeemed for the actual physical asset. So um I think and then you could have partial ownership of those so you can you know buy a little piece of it without ever needing to own the sneaker but still you know be invested in that product.”
On , Devin Finzer, CEO & Co-Founder at OpenSea, spoke about physical asset tokenization during OpenSea, Are NFTs a Bubble or Sustainable?, What The Data Shows, CryptoVoxels, Adding New Protocols on W3BTHR33.
About Devin Finzer
At NFT.NYC 2025, OpenSea CEO and co-founder Devin Finzer discussed the company's approach to long-term sustainability and the lessons learned from rapid growth. He emphasized the importance of building a durable product and maintaining a small, aligned team, stating that a small group of talented, aligned people can move faster and accomplish more than a large organization. Finzer also highlighted the potential for "agentic trading," noting that it is easier to integrate AI agents with decentralized liquidity pools than with centralized exchanges. Finzer commented on the shifting regulatory environment, describing the SEC's previous posture toward crypto companies as "extremely aggressive, unfair" and saying that stance has "completely turned around." He argued that regulation should not be "one-size-fits-all," as the majority of NFTs are art and collectibles rather than financial assets, and that blanket regulation would be an "unthoughtful approach."