RWAs: The $32B Bridge Uniting TradFi and DeFi

2025-10-29 08:57:44

The Unite DeFi Singapore conference kicked off with a deep dive into Real-World Assets (RWAs) — now a $32 billion on-chain market as of October 2025.

Tokenized Treasuries Lead the Charge

$25.3B in tokenized U.S. Treasuries & private credit
$3.2B in commodities
$400M in equities

Yield-bearing, low-volatility assets are dominating — mirroring sovereign bonds in traditional portfolios.

Panel Consensus: RWAs = Institutional On-Ramp

Experts including:

Fredrik Haga (Dune co-founder)
Laszlo Szabo (Kiln CEO)
Roberto Klein (Backed Finance)

Tokenization isn’t replacement — it’s expansion. Finance is moving onto open, programmable rails.

Why Now?

Rate cuts → liquidity flowing back on-chain
RWAs anchor DeFi volatility with transparent, predictable yield
Stablecoins = the universal connector between tokenized assets and real-world use

The Big Picture

RWAs aren’t just digitizing old assets — they’re rebuilding capital markets on blockchain:

TradFi Role	→	DeFi Equivalent
Sovereign bonds	→	Tokenized Treasuries
Private loans	→	On-chain credit funds
Bank distribution	→	Instant global access

With stablecoins as** the**** glue**, RWAs are turning DeFi into institutional-grade infrastructure — $32B today, trillions tomorrow.

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