Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Compliance by design or law by decree? A comparative analysis of the tokenization of financial instrumentsHicham Sadok · Salah Kassimi · Enas Mohammed AlQodsi · Mohammed El Hadi El Maknouzi · Iyad Mohammad Jadalhaq · Ibrahim AlshawabkehFrontiers in Blockchaindoi 10.3389/fbloc.2026.1934036