RWAs post 13.5% monthly gains as $1T exits the crypto market
Yield-focused investors are on the rise.
Real-world assets (RWAs) on public blockchains have grown by 13.5% over the past 30 days, despite the market downturn. While Ethereum [ETH] is a key platform for this growth, other networks are also gaining space.
About the same, Nic Puckrin, investment analyst and co-founder of Coin Bureau, told AMBCrypto,
“The steady growth that we’ve seen in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs)… is one of the clearest signs yet of the transition the digital asset sector and the wider economy is undergoing right now.”
Ethereum at the center of RWAs growth
The network held approximately $178.9 billion in tokenized asset value at press time, far ahead of competitors.
Solana [SOL] followed with $17.3 billion, while BNB Chain [BNB] accounted for $15 billion and Arbitrum [ARB] held $8.6 billion. Base and Polygon [POL] trailed with $4.6 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively.
Over the past 30 days, Ethereum added $1.7 billion in new value, nearly double Arbitrum’s $880 million increase and significantly ahead of Solana’s $528 million growth.
Other chains also saw gains, including Liquid Network ($281 million), BNB Chain ($171 million), and XRP Ledger [XRP] ($159 million).
Tokenization is no longer limited to one ecosystem.
According to Puckrin, these capital flows are a long-term foundational change.
“The divergence suggests capital isn’t simply leaving the ecosystem, but rather rotating toward yield-bearing, cash-flow-backed instruments.”
He further added,
“This is typical during liquidity regime shifts, but we’re seeing it clearly in crypto for the first time.”
Tokenized treasuries lead growth
Tokenized US Treasuries and government debt are the largest RWA category as it stands, with more than $10 billion in outstanding on-chain products.
These instruments continued to attract inflows during the past month, offering investors access to yield-bearing assets directly on blockchain networks.
Meanwhile, tokenized stocks and exchange-traded products also posted gains. An increase in unique wallet addresses holding RWAs means more investors are entering the market.
This move towards yield-focused instruments could continue to shape the sector. Puckrin observed that,
“The active on-chain market cap of tokenized RWAs is up some 36% this year, and at least half of this is sitting in tokenized T-bills, bonds, and MMFs.”
Final Summary
- RWAs are growing even as crypto declines, with Ethereum adding $1.7B in 30 days.
- They are crypto’s fastest-growing bridge to real-world yield.
