The Real-World Assets have reportedly seen an exceptional performance in this year. As per OKX Ventures, the RWA market witnessed a $14.9B in cumulative market value, showing a 60% year-over-year upsurge. The investment arm of the OKX exchange discussed the growth and market impact of the RWA sector in a recent report.
Real-World Assets Sector Sees a Market Value of Nearly $14.9B in 2024
OKX Ventures pointed out that with a market value of nearly $14.9B the RWA landscape expressed a remarkable growth. It added that the tokenized asset market denoted a standout achievement with a peak of almost $2.774B on the 2nd of February this year. In addition to this, the wider expansion in the financial assets led to the enormous spike in the RWA sector. Hence, Treasury bonds, real estate, private credit, as well as the rest of the instruments contributed to this with a staggering $1.614B in market value.
RWA-Product Issuance Gains $1.2B Across Thirteen Deals
Throughout the year, the RWA-product issuance stayed resilient with a total of $1.2B seen across thirteen deals. Apart from that, the total issuance accounted for $4.5B across seventy-one deals. Financial entities also added to it while accounting for up to fifty-four percent of the issuance. Subsequently, public/sovereign platforms accounted for 30% while non-financial firms stood at 16%.
U.S. Treasury-Bond Tokenization Records a 500% Surge in 2024
In terms of the RWA segments, the U.S. Treasury bond tokenization witnessed a Year-over-Year surge in market capitalization from $1B to $3.8B. This signifies a 500% growth over 2024 while this segment accounted for 58.1% of the total RWAs. The private credit market rose from $9.53B to $16.2B across above 2,300 agreements. Additionally, the commodity tokenization, especially god, saw gradual progress. Thus, the market of tokenized gold touched $1.05B in market cap, grasping more than 58,610 holders.
Ethereum’s RWA Accounts for 81% Growth over 2024
According to OKX Ventures, Ethereum also maintained its dominance in the RWA realm by claiming 81% of the market share. Along with that, the DEX activity also experienced a sharp growth. The RWA trading volumes on DEXs jumped from $2.3B to $3.6B by 2024. The key factors behind this were the increased engagement by traditional financial entities, diversification among the asset classes, DeFi integration, and clearer regulations.