The GameStop saga exposed deep cracks in modern equity markets—from opaque stock lending to slow, risk-laden settlement. What if those failures weren’t inevitable? This piece explores how tokenization and blockchain-based settlement could eliminate naked shorting, reduce collateral stress, and create a more transparent, resilient market structure. Could on-chain securities have changed the GameStop outcome—and are they closer than we think?

The COVID 19 pandemic is a black swan event that has disrupted the entire global economy. To assess the extent of the impact so far, Texture Capital analyzed SEC regulatory filings on private investments in the real estate sector for Q2 2020 and compared this to previous quarters going back to 2010. Deal value in Q2 2020 stood at $8.5bn down from an average of $12.3bn in the prior four quarters – a 31% decrease