Asset identification, registration, tracking and commercialization apparatuses and methods

A method of tokenization and use of assets, comprising:

• a) tagging at least one asset prior to registering;
• wherein the tagging, comprises:
• modifying the at least one asset with a laser beam from a laser system using gentle modification with a pulse energy between 10 nJ and 300 nJ, an identification etching which is imperceptible at 10× optical magnification but visible to high magnification optical viewing methods;
• b) registering the at least one asset on a distributed ledger;
• wherein the registering the at least one asset comprises:
• communicating and registering information related to the identification etching on the distributed ledger;
• c) assigning the at least one asset a fungible or non-fungible token with a public key;
• d) reading information about the at least one asset using a reading device;
• e) verifying ownership of the at least one asset using a private key which matches the public key;
• and,
• f) performing a transaction with the at least one asset.