-World Assets (RWAs) are turning into crypto’s most “grown-up” use case. Instead of hype, this is where regulation, institutions, and even governments are building real infrastructure. In 2025, the RWA token market reportedly surged about 260% in the first half of the year and crossed a $23B valuation—clear proof that RWAs are moving beyond narrative.

What changed is simple: tokenization is getting tested in the real world. Pakistan signed an MoU with Binance to explore tokenizing up to $2B in sovereign assets like bonds, T-bills, and commodity reserves. In the U.S., the OCC indicated banks can act as intermediaries in certain crypto transactions, opening the door for banks to support crypto rails under defined conditions. And Reuters reported World Liberty Financial plans to launch RWA products in January 2026, announced during a Binance event in Dubai. This is what mainstream adoption looks like: licensing, custody, settlement, compliance, and distribution.

Tokenization means creating an on-chain representation of a real asset—like