On the Ground in Canberra: Blocksquare at the Center of Australia’s Blockchain Conversation

A National Moment for Blockchain

The forum wasn’t just a photo op. It was a strategic milestone. Lawmakers, regulators, founders, and researchers met to discuss one question: How does Australia stay competitive in a world quickly moving toward tokenized economies?

The day marked the official launch of the DECA Policy Paper, a document developed by the Digital Economy Council of Australia. It’s a clear plan to bring Australia’s financial system into the blockchain era—covering everything from stablecoin regulation to asset tokenization, tax compliance, and trade digitalization.

A Blueprint for What Comes Next

The DECA Policy Paper recommends three core areas of action:

1. Clearer Rules for Digital Assets

Many blockchain projects in Australia face uncertainty—especially around how their products are classified. The policy paper calls for a legal framework that distinguishes between digital asset types, including stablecoins, utility tokens, and tokenized representations of real-world assets.

Importantly, it recognizes that not all tokenized assets are financial products or securities. This is a key distinction for projects like Blocksquare, which focus on tokenizing the asset itself—such as a building—not creating indirect financial instruments or investment schemes.

2. Make the Sandbox Work for Builders

Australia’s existing regulatory sandbox has allowed limited experimentation. But it’s not built to help those experiments scale. DECA suggests reforms: bigger pilots, clearer exit paths, and real support for commercial launches.

3. Build Stronger Industry Standards

As blockchain adoption grows, so does the need for consistent practices. The paper highlights the importance of establishing clear industry guidance on compliance, reporting, and tax obligations, reducing confusion for builders and investors alike.

What This Means for Real-World Assets

A major theme throughout the forum was the economic opportunity tied to tokenized infrastructure, property, and trade systems.

Project Acacia, a government-backed pilot program led by the Digital Finance CRC, estimates that Australia could unlock $19 billion in annual value by adopting tokenized systems across industries.

This includes:

• On-chain representation of real estate

• Tokenized utility infrastructure

• Blockchain-based government bonds

• Digitally settled trade contracts

These use cases aren’t hypothetical. They’re being tested in live environments—and they show how tokenization can drive access, transparency, and efficiency across the economy.

Blocksquare CMO Represents Western Australia and the RWA Community

Julia Buchholz joined the event as a voice for real-world asset tokenization—an area Blocksquare has specialized in since 2018.

Based in Western Australia, Julia’s participation brought attention to how tokenization can benefit not just major financial centers, but also regional economies, developers, and local communities.

From commercial real estate to energy infrastructure, the ability to tokenize assets—without wrapping them inside managed investment schemes—offers a direct, accessible path to ownership and liquidity.

Why Policy Alignment Matters

While the technology is moving fast, legal clarity has struggled to keep up. Several speakers noted that uncertainty—especially around the classification of stablecoins and tokenized assets—has slowed progress for builders, even when there’s strong demand.

Projects in the real-world asset space often operate in legal gray zones. Questions remain:

• Is the token a security?

• What licensing is required?

• How should it be taxed?

The DECA policy paper encourages regulators to address these questions directly and build a system that supports diverse asset types—not just those that fit into traditional financial product definitions.

The Road Ahead: From Discussion to Deployment

Australia’s digital asset ecosystem has matured, and the next challenge is scale. For tokenization to succeed, regulation must shift from sandbox experiments to infrastructure-building.

Future actions may include:

• Extending Project Acacia’s regulatory support

• Enabling production-ready deployments of RWA tokenization platforms

• Supporting use cases beyond financial instruments—like land, property, and logistics

What It Means for Blocksquare

Blocksquare’s focus has always been clear: tokenize the asset—not the fund that owns it.

By working with regulators, partners, and property owners, the platform allows real estate to be represented on-chain in a legally compliant, modular way. It’s a framework that fits local laws, not a one-size-fits-all security model.

Participation in Canberra’s blockchain forum aligns with Blocksquare’s ongoing work:

• Building infrastructure for RWA tokenization

• Collaborating with global legal experts

• Engaging in conversations that shape how property ownership evolves

Final Thoughts

The Parliamentary Friends of Blockchain event marked a shift: Australia is not just exploring tokenization—it’s beginning to plan for it.

For innovators, policymakers, and the wider Web3 community, this moment represents progress. And for platforms like Blocksquare, it’s a sign that the infrastructure we’re building today is about to matter even more.

Find the full-length and unabridged version of the Trade Digitalization advisement here: DECA TRADE DIGITALISATION PROACTIVE POLICY ADVISEMENT TO AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT