Real Finance, a network focused on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), has raised $29 million in private funding to create an infrastructure layer for RWAs, making it simpler for institutions to embrace tokenized assets.
This funding round featured a $25 million capital commitment from Nimbus Capital, a digital asset investment company, along with contributions from Magnus Capital and Frekaz Group, as announced by the company to Cointelegraph.
Real Finance indicated that this funding will be used to enhance its compliance and operational infrastructure while developing a comprehensive RWA platform.
In the near future, the company aims to tokenize $500 million worth of RWAs, a target it claims would represent approximately 2% of the current tokenized asset market.
Currently, the tokenization market is largely dominated by US Treasury products, private credit, and institutional alternative funds, although there is growing interest in tokenized public equities and other asset classes, according to industry statistics.
Money market funds, which are low-risk investment options investing in short-term, highly liquid assets, frequently utilize the same instruments, such as Treasury bills. The market for tokenized money market funds has been expanding rapidly, growing nearly tenfold since 2023, based on data from the Bank for International Settlements.
Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are among the leading institutions venturing into the tokenized money market fund sector, providing further impetus to one of the fastest-growing segments within the RWA domain.
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Tokenized RWA market set for significant growth, experts believe
With 2025 shaping up to be a pivotal year for tokenized real-world assets due to increasing institutional engagement, experts anticipate even more robust growth next year, as per Chris Yin, co-founder and CEO of Plume, an RWA-focused layer-2 blockchain.
“Right now, we are on track to achieve over 10x the number of RWA holders since the beginning of the year,” Yin told Cointelegraph, remarking that “we find it reasonable to envision another exceptional year with user growth numbers exceeding 25x.”
In addition to US government debt, Yin noted growing interest in categories such as private credit, mineral rights, energy assets, GPUs, and other nontraditional assets.
His forecast aligns with a June report from Binance Research, highlighting that clearer regulatory frameworks in the United States could attract even more significant institutions into the tokenization space.
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