The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market on Ethereum’s mainnet has surpassed $17 billion in issued value, according to data from The Block. The growth driver comes from major financial institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan continuing to bring traditional funds and financial products on-chain.
This figure represents an increase of nearly 315% compared to a year ago, when the market size was only around $4.1 billion, thereby strengthening Ethereum’s position as the leading blockchain infrastructure for tokenized finance. Currently, Ethereum accounts for approximately 34% of the total on-chain RWA value across all networks. The total market capitalization of stablecoins issued on the Ethereum mainnet has also exceeded $175 billion, highlighting this network’s central role as the primary payment layer for USD-pegged tokenized assets.
The RWA boom reflects the accelerating trend among traditional financial institutions to convert familiar products into blockchain-based formats. Many Wall Street institutions are developing native blockchain tools for payments, savings, and investment on Ethereum.
BlackRock’s BUIDL US Treasury Bond Fund, tokenized, is a flagship product in this group. Launched in 2024 via the Securitize platform, it invests in short-term US government securities and has become the largest tokenized money market fund on public blockchain infrastructure.
Earlier this month, BlackRock further expanded BUIDL’s utility by enabling direct on-chain trading through UniswapX, in collaboration with Securitize and Uniswap Labs. This is seen as one of the clearest intersections between institutional capital flows and the DeFi ecosystem.
JPMorgan also entered the market by launching its first tokenized money market fund on Ethereum in December, with an initial size of $100 million, targeting qualified investors. This move aligns with the bank’s long-term blockchain strategy and indicates that yield-generating tokenized products are gradually moving beyond crypto-native organizations.
The growth momentum is not limited to government bonds. This week, Wintermute launched organized trading for tokenized gold and forecasts that the tokenized commodities segment could reach $15 billion by 2026. The commodities sector has already contributed over $5 billion to the total RWA value on Ethereum.
The trend of expanding RWAs on Ethereum also aligns with long-term forecasts from major financial institutions. Standard Chartered previously estimated that the tokenized real asset market could reach $2 trillion by 2028, with most issuances on Ethereum. Meanwhile, ARK Invest projects the total value of tokenized assets could rise to approximately $11 trillion by 2030.
Thach Sanh
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