Animoca Reveals: Tokenized RWAs Poised to Disrupt Massive $400T Traditional Finance Market

Digital assets just found their next trillion-dollar playground—and traditional finance isn't ready.

Real-World Assets Are Going On-Chain

Tokenization doesn't just digitize assets—it cuts out legacy intermediaries, unlocks global liquidity, and bypasses archaic settlement systems. Imagine trading fractions of commercial real estate or rare art like meme coins.

Why Wall Street Should Sweat

While banks still push paper and charge obscene fees, blockchain slices through red tape. The $400 trillion trad-fi market represents low-hanging fruit—ripe for disruption by faster, cheaper, transparent alternatives.

Of course, finance traditionalists will dismiss this as 'just another crypto trend'—right before complaining about their 2% management fees again.

Tokenized Assets Hit Record $26.5B

Data from industry tracker RWA.xyz shows tokenized assets are now worth $26.5 billion, an all-time high after climbing 70% since the start of 2025.

Private credit and Treasuries make up nearly 90% of tokenized value today. Ethereum holds the largest share of the ecosystem, at 55% on its base layer and 76% when layer-2 networks like Polygon, ZKsync Era, and Arbitrum are added. 

Animoca said Ethereum’s lead comes from liquidity, security, and a strong developer base, though new blockchains are emerging to challenge it.

Animoca Expands With NUVA Marketplace

Animoca also launched its own RWA marketplace, NUVA, to expand its presence. The firm noted that platforms controlling the full lifecycle of tokenized assets could gain long-term advantage. Interoperability between blockchains is expected to play a key role.

Outlook and Challenges Ahead

A separate Skynet report by CertiK predicts that tokenized RWAs could reach $16 trillion by 2030. U.S. Treasuries are driving much of the current activity, with $4.2 billion projected for 2025. The report notes challenges like thin secondary-market liquidity, uneven legal frameworks, and security risks. At the same time, regulatory clarity in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the U.S. could encourage faster adoption.

Major banks, asset managers, and crypto-native firms are starting to use tokenized products for credit, trade finance, and money market products. For now, retail participation is limited, but easier access and clearer rules could change that.

Even with this growth, tokenized RWAs are still small compared with the $400 trillion market they could tap. If more players join in, it could change how traditional finance and crypto work together.

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