OCBC launches GOLDX, a tokenized physical gold fund on Ethereum and Solana with Lion Global Investors and DigiFT, targeting institutions and Web3 participants; tokenized RWAs reach $29B on chains. OCBC, with Lion Global Investors and DigiFT, introduced GOLDX, a tokenized version of the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund on Ethereum and Solana. The product targets institutional investors and high‑net‑worth individuals, allowing purchases with stablecoins or fiat and delivery to blockchain wallets, providing on‑chain exposure to about $525 million in gold assets. OCBC views GOLDX as a milestone linking traditional finance with the decentralized finance ecosystem to attract Web3 participants. The broader context shows rapid growth in tokenized real‑world assets, with RWAs on public blockchains exceeding $29 billion by mid‑April 2026, while gold prices traded in a tight range around $4,775–$4,831 per ounce.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game marketplaces generated $5.38 million in weekly revenue as tokenized collectibles linked to physical cards surged. Courtyard led this growth with innovative custody and trading options, indicating a shift toward real-world asset utility.

Market maker Keyrock and tokenization platform Securitize jointly released a report predicting that the on-chain transferable distributed RWA market will grow from $29.0 billion to $400.0 billion, an increase of over 1,000%. It is expected that by 2028, RWA perpetual contracts could account for 50% of the total on-chain derivatives market. Currently, tokenized RWAs account for less than 0.1% of the global tokenizable market.

Figure co-founder Mike Cagney announced the launch of the Figure Forge service, which aims to turn blockchain-native loans and other RWAs into participation tokens. The service will be used in the Democratized Prime DeFi market and will offer additional yields through the Hastra protocol, with the liquidity limit order book funded by Figure.

As of March 2026, Ethereum leads in the distributed real-world assets sector with assets approaching 160 billion dollars, followed by BNB Chain and Solana. Industry experts believe that permissionless blockchains have advantages over permissioned networks in terms of security and decentralization. The collaboration between R3 Corda and Solana further drives this trend.

Gate News bot message, Real World Assets (RWAs) are becoming one of the most talked-about narratives in crypto. What started as a simple tokenization story is now expanding into a much broader ecosystem – from private credit and Treasuries to stablecoins and real assets.

On February 11, during a panel discussion at the Consensus Hong Kong 2026 conference, several industry leaders explored the development trends of tokenized real-world assets (RWA). Participants included Evan Auyang, President of Animoca Brands Group; Christian Rau, Senior Vice President of Digital Assets and Blockchain at Mastercard; Nicola White, Vice President of Crypto at Robinhood; and Marcin Kazmierczak, Co-founder of Redstone Group, who moderated the discussion. During the discussion, the guests echoed the view of Rob Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock: digital ledgers are the most exciting innovation in finance since the advent of double-entry bookkeeping 700 years ago. Currently, RWAs are primarily targeted at institutional investors, with demand mainly focused on tokenized money market funds, U.S. Treasuries, stablecoin integration, and collateral optimization products, such as BlackRock’s BUIDL and Robinhood’s solutions, demonstrating the increasing practical value of this field.

Although the overall cryptocurrency market weakened in January, risk appetite gradually recovered after entering February. Avalanche still demonstrated strong resilience, especially in the real-world assets (RWA) tokenization sector with impressive performance. Data shows that as of February 3rd, AVAX's development activity ranked third in the industry, only behind Hedera (HBAR) and Chainlink (LINK), with ecosystem construction continuing to accelerate. Supported by BlackRock and FIS, on-chain tokenized assets on Avalanche grew by 68.6% year-over-year in Q4 2025, with TVL reaching $1.3 billion. RWAs are becoming a mainstream investment focus, which also caused a rapid increase in related search terms such as “AVAX RWA Tokenization” and “Avalanche On-Chain Assets.”

Gate News Bot Message, January 16 — According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, GLMR (Moonbeam) is trading at $0.03, up 8.02% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.03 and a low of $0.02. Its current market cap is approximately $27.1 million, an increase of $2.01 million compared to yesterday. Moonbeam is a cross-chain connected smart contract platform that provides mainstream blockchain infrastructure for Real World Assets (RWAs), Gaming, DeFi, and other sectors. The platform has launched over 200 applications and supports seamless connectivity across more than 100 blockchains. Moonbeam is known for its low transaction fees, excellent cross-chain tools, and top-tier partner support, making it the preferred building platform for the next generation of Web3 games. Developers can build with minimal

BlockBeats News, January 14 — According to official sources, Lighter announced the launch of the Lighter Mobile app. Users can now trade assets including perpetual contracts, spot, and real-world assets (RWAs) anytime and anywhere on iOS (now available in over 100 countries and regions) and Android devices.