Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is evolving from early security token offering (STO) experiments into a mainstream financial trend, and Dubai is leading the regulatory charge. With a newly introduced framework for issuing and trading asset-referenced tokens and political will to embed virtual assets into the capital markets, Dubai has great potential to become a global hub for asset issuers
BNY, which is one of the oldest and largest custody banks in the world overseeing $53 trillion of assets, announced on Wednesday to start offering institutional investors token versions of money market fund share classes via its LiquidityDirect platform. Ownership records and transactions are recorded on Goldman Sachs Digital Asset Platform's blockchain.
Paper contracts are fragile, forgeable, and often ignored. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are replacing them with unbreakable digital agreements—self-executing, transparent, and permanently recorded on the blockchain.
Tokenized securities must achieve success by delivering real innovation and efficiency to market participants, rather than through self-serving regulatory arbitrage,” Citadel wrote in a statement to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, as reported by Bloomberg. Tokenization — the process of representing real-world assets on a blockchain with digital tokens — is often touted for its potential to reduce costs and boost efficiency
For centuries, certain asset classes have remained largely illiquid and inaccessible to the average investor. High-value real estate, masterpieces of art, luxury goods, and private equity stakes have traditionally been the exclusive domain of institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals, often requiring substantial capital outlays and enduring lengthy, complex transaction processes.
The paycheck is evolving. No longer just a monthly deposit, income is becoming programmable —automated, diversified, and tied to real-world assets. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are powering this shift, enabling passive income from tokenized real estate, royalties, and decentralized finance.
What is Real Estate Tokenization? Real estate tokenization is the process of converting the value of a physical property into digital tokens that can be bought, sold, or traded on a blockchain platform. Each token represents a fractional ownership stake in the property, allowing investors to participate in real estate markets without the need for substantial capital. This innovative approach not only enhances accessibility
Tracy Jin, the chief operating officer at the MEXC crypto exchange, warns that tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) carries a substantial amount of centralized risks that can lead to censorship, liquidity issues, legal uncertainty, cybersecurity problems, and asset confiscation through state or third-party intermediaries. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the executive said that as long as tokenized assets
You don’t need to be a billionaire to own a piece of a billion-dollar asset anymore. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are making ultra-high-value investments—like skyscrapers, private jets, and hedge fund stakes—accessible through fractional ownership, opening up wealth-building opportunities to millions.
As cryptocurrencies become more intertwined with the traditional financial system, industry heavyweights are racing for a long-sought goal of turning real-world assets into digital tokens. “Tokenization is going to open the door to a massive trading revolution,” said Vlad Tenev, the CEO of the trading platform Robinhood at a recent James Bond-themed tokenization launch event in the south of France.
The conversation around digital assets often defaults to speculative cryptocurrencies. However, a far more impactful evolution is quietly gaining momentum: the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). This process transforms tangible and intangible assets—from real estate and commodities to invoices and intellectual property—into digital tokens on a blockchain. For corporate treasury, this isn’t just a technical novelty
In business, trust is everything—but it’s often slow, costly, and fragile. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are replacing manual trust mechanisms with automated, transparent, and tamper-proof systems—creating an “invisible handshake” that verifies, executes, and enforces agreements without intermediaries.
Smart contract and asset issuance system RGB Protocol said it had launched on the Bitcoin mainnet, enabling tokenized assets like stablecoins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and custom tokens within the Bitcoin ecosystem. On Thursday, the protocol announced that tokenization tools allowing users to create, send and manage digital assets on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network were available.
In 2025, everything from real estate in Miami to U.S. Treasury bonds, even barrels of Scottish whiskey, can be traded as digital tokens on a blockchain. The real-world assets (RWAs) market has surged 260% in the first half of the year alone, according to Binance Research. Behind the growth is a simple idea: turning ownership of physical assets into programmable, tradable tokens. And that idea is quickly becoming a reality
For decades, financial intermediaries—banks, brokers, custodians, and clearinghouses—have taken a cut from every transaction. Now, digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are cutting out the middlemen, enabling peer-to-peer value exchange with lower costs, faster speeds, and greater transparency.
Asset managers and investors are taking a closer look at asset tokenization as regulators indicate they are more open to digital assets. Alongside cryptocurrency, and native digital tokens like Solana, asset tokenization allows for other asset classes like equities or real estate investments to be managed on a blockchain. Advocates of asset tokenization say that by bringing more assets onto the blockchain
Robinhood stock surged last week after the company announced that users in Europe would be able to trade "tokenized" versions of popular US stocks and ETFs, including shares of private companies like SpaceX and OpenAI. OpenAI ultimately responded by issuing a warning that it doesn't endorse the move and wasn't involved in issuing any equity to back these tokenized shares.
Once, alchemists sought to turn lead into gold. Today, innovators are doing something even more powerful: turning real-world assets into digital wealth. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are becoming the modern alchemy—transforming physical and financial assets into liquid, tradable, and programmable digital tokens.
SEC’s Peirce Calls for US-UK Crypto Sandbox Alliance to Unleash Digital Asset Innovation U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce stated on July 16 at Guildhall in London that the U.S. and U.K. should join forces to create a shared regulatory sandbox for digital assets, enabling cross-border experimentation in blockchain technology. She argued that such cooperation could bring clarity to projects
Tokenized assets on Solana crossed over $418 million, rising 140.6% year-to-date and narrowing the gap with leading competitors in the space, according to a recent report from Messari. Solana's growth more than doubled the broader real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market in 2025, which expanded by 62.4% during the same period. Solana now hosts a variety of RWA tokenization projects
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