February 26 News: The Real-World Assets (RWA) sector reaches a key milestone. According to DefiLlama data, the active market cap of RWA has surpassed $15 billion for the first time. This metric tracks on-chain assets that are actively circulating in wallets and smart contracts, excluding locked or non-circulating shares issued by issuers, providing a more accurate reflection of actual demand and user engagement. This breakthrough is seen as an important signal that tokenized finance is entering a phase of substantial expansion.
From its growth trajectory, the expansion of RWA is accelerating significantly. In mid-2024, the sector’s size was still under $1 billion, but in less than two years, it has grown over 15 times, indicating synchronized growth of institutional capital and on-chain applications. Products like tokenized government bonds and on-chain funds continue to attract traditional capital allocation, gradually shifting blockchain assets from speculative tools to income-generating and structured financial instruments. Institutional participation has improved market liquidity and strengthened expectations for compliance and transparency.
The significance of active market cap lies in measuring real usage scenarios rather than nominal valuation. This metric tracks the distribution of freely circulating assets, reducing valuation bubble interference and more accurately reflecting on-chain financial demand, asset turnover, and protocol interaction strength. As users leverage tokenized assets for lending, collateralization, and yield strategies, RWA is forming a more sticky financial ecosystem.
Currently, RWA has been deployed across multiple public blockchain ecosystems and is widely integrated into DeFi lending, yield aggregation, and collateral systems. Users can earn stable returns through tools like tokenized U.S. Treasuries and use RWA as collateral to participate in on-chain financial activities, promoting higher asset utilization efficiency. Meanwhile, emerging protocols are placing greater emphasis on compliance frameworks and scalable architectures to connect with global capital markets.
As traditional financial institutions accelerate their deployment of tokenized assets and blockchain settlement efficiency continues to improve, RWA is becoming an important bridge connecting traditional finance with decentralized finance. The market generally believes that if institutional participation persists and regulatory pathways become clearer, the scale and application depth of RWA will have significant upward potential.
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