RWA market grows 420% and surpasses $30 billion

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Global instability and regulatory clarity

John also noted that tokenized commodities, such as gold, have become more popular amid geopolitical instability and increased volatility. Around-the-clock trading in such instruments provides constant liquidity and global access even when traditional markets are closed.

Tokenization has been one of the factors that strengthened institutional investors’ interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies over the past year. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest predicts that the digital asset market could grow to $28 trillion by 2030. The firm names Bitcoin, DeFi, stablecoins and tokenized RWAs among the key drivers.

Regulatory clarity gave the market an additional boost. A CoinGecko report says that initiatives such as Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) helped attract institutional players and new capital to the RWA sector.

CoinGecko Head of Research Zhong Yang Chan and research analyst Yuqian Lim noted that a few years ago, the RWA market was driven mainly by hype. However, since 2024, the sector has started to take on a more concrete shape. Clearer rules allowed major traditional financial firms to cautiously enter the market, while early experiments gradually turned into working practices and ready-made playbooks.

One important example was the launch of BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) in March 2024. This tokenized U.S. Treasury fund provides onchain access to short-term U.S. government debt. In September 2025, Fidelity launched its own tokenized product, the Fidelity Digital Interest Token (FDIT).

Market status and outlook

According to CoinGecko analysts, 2025 became a watershed year for RWAs. Competition intensified both among crypto-native companies and traditional financial players. Issuers are now trying to differentiate not only through their products, but also through regulatory status, asset coverage and distribution reach.

At the same time, further market growth may no longer depend only on tokenized Treasurys and commodities. Dominick John believes these segments continue to attract capital and bring new institutions on board, but the pace of growth may slow because the most obvious flow of funds has already been allocated.

According to him, the next stage of growth will depend on whether tokenized equities, funds and private credit can scale to a truly significant level.

Why RWAs are needed

RWAs are real-world assets that are brought onto the blockchain in the form of tokens. These may include U.S. Treasury bonds, gold, real estate, private credit, funds, equities and other instruments from traditional finance. In this case, a token represents a right to part of an asset, income from it or access to a financial product. In other words, blockchain is used not to create an entirely new asset, but to digitally record and circulate an existing one.

RWAs are needed to make traditional assets more accessible, liquid and convenient for settlement. For example, an investor can get onchain access to the yield of Treasury bonds or gold without the complex infrastructure of the traditional market. For institutional players, this is a way to distribute capital faster, automate operations and work with assets 24/7. For the crypto market, RWAs are also important because they connect blockchain with the real economy, not only with speculative tokens.

As a reminder, in March, the volume of tokenized stocks exceeded $1 billion thanks to the growth of the RWA sector.

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