Tokenized Real-World Assets May Unlock $400T TradFi Market, Says Animoca

Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) could unlock a $400 trillion traditional finance market, according to new research from Web3 digital property firm Animoca ￰0￱ Takeaways: Tokenized RWAs could tap into a $400 trillion TradFi market, with $26.5B already tokenized in ￰1￱ credit and ￰2￱ dominate, while Ethereum holds 55% of the market ￰3￱ may benefit projects like ETH and Chainlink, with interoperability seen as key to long-term ￰4￱ an August report , Animoca researchers Andrew Ho and Ming Ruan said the global market for private credit, treasury debt, commodities, stocks, alternative funds, and bonds represents a vast runway for growth. “The estimated $400 trillion addressable TradFi market underscores the potential growth runway for RWA tokenization,” they ￰5￱ RWAs Market Hits $26.5B After 70% Growth in 2025: Animoca The tokenized RWA market is currently valued at $26.5 billion, an all-time high and up 70% since the start of 2025, industry tracker ￰6￱ ￰7￱ sector is still a fraction of its potential size, but Animoca argues that momentum is building as institutions show increasing confidence in onchain financial ￰8￱ credit and ￰9￱ dominate the space, accounting for nearly 90% of tokenized ￰10￱ leads the RWA ecosystem with a 55% market share and $156 billion in onchain assets, expanding to 76% when layer-2s like Polygon, ZKsync Era, and Arbitrum are ￰11￱ said Ethereum’s lead reflects its liquidity, security, and developer base, though purpose-built blockchains are emerging ￰12￱ also noted that the growth of tokenized assets could benefit related crypto ￰13￱ on-chain RWA market is up 57.9% YTD, with the size now estimated at $24.8 ￰14￱ our latest report, we explore: What are the main financial asset classes and their market share?

What are the stages in the value chain, and how is value captured? Who are the… ￰15￱ — Animoca Brands Research (@animocaresearch) August 24, 2025 Ether (ETH) and Chainlink (LINK), an oracle provider critical to RWA infrastructure, have both outperformed the broader crypto market in recent weeks. “There is a strategic race to build full-stack, integrated platforms,” the researchers said, adding that long-term value will likely accrue to those controlling the asset lifecycle. Interoperability, they argued, will be key to future success as RWA activity unfolds across both public and private ￰16￱ this month, Animoca launched its own RWA marketplace, NUVA, signaling the firm’s push to capture a share of the sector’s rapid ￰17￱ RWAs Could Hit $16T by 2030: Skynet Report The market for tokenized RWAs could grow to $16 trillion by 2030 , according to the 2025 Skynet RWA Security ￰18￱ ￰19￱ alone are projected to reach $4.2 billion this year, with short-term government bonds driving most of the ￰20￱ interest is accelerating, with major banks, asset managers, and blockchain-native firms exploring tokenization for yield and liquidity ￰21￱ highlighted emerging use cases across private credit, trade finance, and money market funds, noting that regulatory frameworks in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the ￰22￱ further support ￰23￱ report also flagged key hurdles, including thin secondary market liquidity, inconsistent legal treatment across jurisdictions, and the absence of standardized risk ￰24￱ and smart contract risks remain a concern, with Skynet urging use of regulated custodians and stronger security ￰25￱ tokenization is gaining ground in capital markets, retail access remains ￰26￱ said bridging this gap will require regulated intermediaries and simplified on-ramps, but with clear infrastructure and regulation, the sector could achieve its $16 trillion forecast by the end of the decade.