Real-world assets (RWA) tokenization is forecast to reach $400 billion by 2026 as major banks and asset managers enter the space. Institutions such as BlackRock, JPMorgan, and the Bank of New York Mellon are leading the growth. Hashdex’s Samir Kerbage notes that the market is currently valued at about $36 billion, driven by structural value shifts. He explained that the next phase of growth will stem more from structural reshaping of value transfer methods rather than speculative demand.
As stablecoins mature as ‘on-chain cash,’ capital will naturally flow into investable assets, serving as a bridge between digital currencies and digital capital markets. Tether’s Paolo Ardoino believes that 2026 will be a pivotal year for banks to move from pilot projects to real-world deployment, especially in emerging markets. Centrifuge’s Jürgen Blumberg projects that by the end of 2026, the total value locked (TVL) in on-chain RWAs could exceed $100 billion, with more than half of the world’s top 20 asset managers launching tokenized products. Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, notes that natively tokenized stocks and ETFs will gradually replace synthetic asset models and become important high-quality collateral within DeFi.
CoinDesk believes that legal clarity, cross-chain interoperability, and a unified identity system remain key prerequisites for the expansion of the tokenized market. Industry-wide emphasis on these elements is essential to scale tokenization.
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