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Real World Assets (RWA) on DeFi: Bringing TradFi On-Chain
How tokenization of real-world assets is bridging traditional finance and DeFi.
What Are RWAs?
Real World Assets (RWAs) are traditional financial instruments tokenized on the blockchain — including Treasury bills, real estate, corporate bonds, and commodities. This market has grown to tens of billions in TVL.
Key RWA Categories
- Tokenized Treasuries: US T-bills yielding 4-5% on-chain (Ondo, Mountain, Backed)
- Real estate: Fractional property ownership
- Private credit: On-chain lending to real businesses
- Commodities: Tokenized gold, carbon credits
Why RWAs Matter for DeFi
- Sustainable yield: Real yield from real economic activity, not token inflation
- Institutional adoption: TradFi institutions can participate through familiar instruments
- Collateral expansion: RWAs as collateral unlocks more capital for DeFi lending
- Stablecoin backing: Many new stablecoins are backed by tokenized T-bills
Trading RWAs
RWA tokens are increasingly available on DeFi platforms across multiple chains. Alkizen enables access to RWA tokens on any supported chain.