The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of structural vulnerabilities in the tokenized RWA sector after revealing that the market has reached approximately $65 billion. In an advance chapter of its Global Financial Stability Report presented in Seoul, the organization noted that the ecosystem remains fragmented, dominated by retail trading, and exposed to volatility 50% higher than traditional markets.
The international body placed particular focus on stablecoin settlement, warning that using them as a settlement asset in tokenized securities introduces contagion and concentration risks during potential liquidity runs. Consequently, the IMF urged prioritizing central bank money and demanding strict regulatory safeguards, such as liquidity buffers and circuit breakers.
As a next step, global regulators will assess these recommendations during the upcoming IMF and World Bank annual meetings, while jurisdictions such as South Korea and the United States define oversight frameworks for 24/7 trading and on-chain settlement.
Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/10/08/blog-what-is-needed-for-tokenization-to-deliver
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