2025-12-30 03:07:27

According to the latest data from DeFiLlama, the total value locked (TVL) in the real-world assets (RWA) sector has surpassed $17 billion. More notably, RWA has overtaken DEXs to become the fifth largest sector in the DeFi ecosystem by TVL.

How strong is this growth momentum? Since the beginning of this year, the TVL in the RWA sector has increased by nearly $10 billion. In other words, the entire RWA ecosystem has doubled in size within just a few months. What does this reflect? Tokenization of traditional financial assets is no longer a future trend but an ongoing process—an increasing number of institutional investors and project teams are beginning to tokenize real-world assets (such as bonds, real estate, commodities, etc.) and deploy them on the blockchain.

The shift of RWA from the fringe to the mainstream demonstrates that the DeFi ecosystem is deepening towards compliance and institutionalization.

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MEVHunter_9000

· 5h ago

17 billion? Oh my god, this growth rate is really crazy. The RWA play feels like it's about to reshape the entire DeFi landscape. Institutions are rushing in, on-chain traditional finance is a done deal. If you don't pay attention now, you'll really fall behind. Doubling in just a few months—what if a bull market comes... Honestly, I've been optimistic about the RWA track for a long time, but I didn't expect it to develop this quickly. The compliance route is good, but it also seems to mean more regulation, right?

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SchrodingerWallet

· 5h ago

$17 billion? The growth rate is really unsustainable now. RWA is rising faster than DEXs this time. RWA has almost become the new toy for institutions. Bonds, real estate, and other assets are all being tokenized, and the sense of compliance is becoming stronger. A tenfold increase to $10 billion is honestly a bit frightening, but the tokenization of traditional finance is really a done deal. Whether this can remain stable or just continue to inflate bubbles depends on whether there is genuine demand to support it in the future.

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GateUser-0717ab66

· 6h ago

$17 billion? RWA is really taking off this time, institutional involvement makes a big difference --- DEX has been surpassed, what does that mean... Traditional finance going on-chain has become a reality --- Doubling in just a few months, this growth rate is quite aggressive... but institutionalization is the long-term focus, right? --- From the margins to the fifth largest sector, the story of RWA really makes sense, institutional recognition is confidence --- $10 billion increase, is that real... RWA is leading the way in the compliant DeFi path --- Bonds and real estate are on-chain, is traditional finance panicking or did they see this coming long ago? --- The fact that TVL surpasses DEX, it seems many people haven't realized this yet --- Institutionalization is the right direction, but large-scale participation by institutions is still a long way off --- RWA has doubled but only a few projects are truly using it, can data be lying?

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zkProofGremlin

· 6h ago

$17 billion? The number looks outrageous, but RWA is really different this time. The sense of institutional involvement is becoming more and more obvious. --- Doubling expansion? This is true asset onboarding, unlike some projects that just hype concepts. --- Being surpassed by DEXs shows that traditional finance is really starting to take on-chain seriously. It's quite interesting. --- The phrase "deepening compliance" sounds comfortable, but the actual implementation depends on how regulators in different regions play it. --- With RWA becoming so popular, it was about time to see this. Why does it feel like most people are still focused on shitcoins? --- $17 billion is just the beginning. Once more institutions react, this number will multiply several times. --- From the edge to the fifth position, the speed is a bit frightening, but this is the right path for DeFi. --- Tokenization of bonds and real estate? I always feel there's some risk I haven't thought of lurking inside. --- How much was it at the beginning of this year? Now, with an increase of $10 billion, this growth rate is truly breaking barriers.

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