Tokenised high-value assets such as whisky, property becoming more popular with small investors

Tokenisation of assets means that the value of real assets can be carved up into “tokens” and you can own a little slice of them. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH
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SINGAPORE – Once, only the ultra-rich could afford to invest in high-end watches or casks of premium wines.

These asset classes are now within reach of the man in the street, who can boast of owning, albeit along with a handful of others, a cask of rare whisky in Scotland, for example.

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