TL;DR
- Ethereum accounts for 72% of the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market, with over $7.5 billion in circulation and $5.3 billion in Treasury bonds.
- Major asset managers such as BlackRock, Apollo, VanEck, and Hamilton Lane have already launched Ethereum funds.
- The tokenization platform Securitize leads institutional adoption with over $3.36 billion in assets, 85% of which are held on Ethereum or its second-layer solutions.
Ethereum has firmly established itself as the backbone of the rapidly growing tokenized real-world assets market. Data from RWA.xyz indicates that the network hosts over 7.5 billion dollars in tokenized RWAs and 5.3 billion in Treasuries, securing a dominant 72 percent market share. When factoring in Layer 2 ecosystems such as Polygon, Arbitrum, Mantle, and Optimism, Ethereum accounts for nearly 85 percent of all assets tokenized by Securitize.
Analysts point to Ethereum’s liquidity depth, composability with decentralized finance protocols, and regulatory-compatible standards like ERC-1400 and ERC-3643 as critical drivers of this long-lasting dominance. These features make the blockchain an attractive foundation for institutions seeking programmable, transparent, and efficient capital deployment.
Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, has called 2025 the year when RWAs found genuine on-chain utility, citing programmability, daily dividend payouts, and rapid settlement as decisive factors that strongly differentiate blockchain-based markets from traditional ones.
Institutional Adoption Accelerates On Ethereum
Institutional players are actively embracing Ethereum as the primary network for tokenization. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, structured on Ethereum with Securitize, has surpassed 2.4 billion dollars, becoming the single largest tokenized Treasury product globally. Apollo’s 110 million dollar ACRED private credit fund, VanEck’s 75 million dollar VBILL Treasury, and Hamilton Lane’s 9.6 million dollar SCOPE vehicle further showcase Ethereum’s expanding institutional footprint.
Securitize itself has minted more than 3.36 billion dollars in tokenized assets, over 2.3 billion of which reside on Ethereum or its scaling solutions. The firm highlights that five of its tokenized products each exceed 100 million dollars in value, the most of any provider in the sector.
For investors, the appeal extends far beyond cost efficiencies. Domingo emphasizes that distributing dividends daily instead of quarterly is a clear example of how tokenization can redefine asset management. Industry experts predict that the next wave will see equities and credit instruments integrated into DeFi protocols, further increasing liquidity and unlocking capital efficiency worldwide.
With trillions of dollars in potential assets poised for tokenization, Ethereum appears positioned to remain the central hub for the industry’s future evolution, offering institutions a secure, programmable, and globally accessible infrastructure.
