RWAs went from a slogan to a real category. Here is what actually works and what does not. In this piece we walk through the key points a professional investor would consider before drawing conclusions.
The categories that stuck
Tokenised short-term treasuries, tokenised private credit, and tokenised money market funds are the RWA categories that have quietly reached meaningful scale. What they have in common is a clear off-chain cash flow and a clear legal wrapper.
What has not worked yet
Tokenised equities and tokenised real estate remain more concept than product. The bottleneck is not the token — it is the legal and regulatory rails that would make secondary markets actually liquid. Progress here will be slow and jurisdictional.
Why professional investors care
For funds and family offices, on-chain RWAs offer a way to hold treasuries with 24/7 settlement and programmable movement. That operational upgrade alone is enough to justify allocations, even before any yield differential.
The risk investors underestimate
The main risk in tokenised RWAs is not the token — it is the off-chain issuer. Investors should read the legal wrapper carefully. A well-structured RWA is only as strong as the counterparty behind it.
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