Tokenized Real-World Assets Surge 589% as Institutional Adoption Grows

TLDR

• Active tokenized real-world assets grew 589% from early 2025 to June 2026, according to Binance Research
• Tokenized stocks were the fastest-growing segment, rising 422% in market value
• Bonds and money market funds added $6.5 billion in value, an 83% increase
• Ondo Global Markets surpassed $1 billion in total value locked within eight months of launch
• Major banks including JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are planning a tokenized deposit network

The market for tokenized real-world assets has grown 589% since early 2025, driven by rising institutional interest and expanding access to blockchain-based financial products.

Binance Research published the figures in its latest Monthly Market Insights report, covering activity from early 2025 through June 2026.

Tokenized real-world assets, or RWAs, are blockchain-based representations of physical or financial assets like stocks, bonds, gold, and real estate.

Tokenized Stocks Lead Growth

Tokenized stocks were the fastest-growing segment in the RWA market, rising 422% in market value over the period.

Binance Research pointed to platforms offering blockchain-based access to traditional equities and exchange-traded funds as key drivers of that growth.

Ondo Global Markets was among the largest contributors. The platform surpassed $1 billion in total value locked within eight months of launch through its tokenized stock and ETF offerings.

Kraken also expanded its offering, introducing tokenized exposure to SpaceX shares through the xStocks platform. Cumulative trading volume across xStocks exceeded $25 billion within roughly eight months.

Fixed-income products remained the largest source of new capital entering the sector. Tokenized bonds and money market funds added $6.5 billion in value, an 83% increase.

Tokenized precious metals added $1.5 billion in value, growing 39%. Most of those gains came in January and February when geopolitical uncertainty pushed demand for safe-haven assets, briefly pushing tokenized gold above $6 billion before prices pulled back.

Binance described 2026 as marking a shift from “a Treasury-dominated narrative into a diversified yield ecosystem.”

Institutions and Banks Expand Into Tokenization

Institutional participation has grown beyond tokenized securities.

In real estate, Apex Group began providing fund services using Goldman Sachs’ Digital Asset Platform. Binance Research cited this as evidence of growing interest in blockchain-based settlement and fund administration.

Banks are also moving toward tokenized deposit networks. According to The Wall Street Journal, The Clearing House — a payments operator backed by JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, BNY, and Wells Fargo — plans to launch a tokenized deposit network next year.

On the network level, Solana’s real-world asset market capitalization rose 43% quarter over quarter to $2.01 billion in Q1 2026, according to Messari’s State of Solana report. Solana generated $342.2 million in Chain GDP during the same quarter.

The RWA market growth comes as the broader crypto market faced pressure in early June from interest-rate concerns, regulatory uncertainty around the CLARITY market structure bill, and weaker investor sentiment.

Despite that backdrop, the RWA sector continued to attract capital from both retail and institutional investors.

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