The Real Finance network for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has successfully raised $29 million in private funding to develop a foundational layer for RWAs, with the aim of facilitating institutional adoption of tokenized assets.
This funding round featured a $25 million capital contribution from Nimbus Capital, a firm investing in digital assets, along with additional involvement from Magnus Capital and Frekaz Group, as reported to Cointelegraph.
Real Finance announced that the funds will be directed towards enhancing its compliance and operational framework while creating a comprehensive RWA platform.
In the short term, the company plans to tokenize RWAs valued at $500 million, which it claims would account for approximately 2% of the current tokenized asset market.
Currently, the tokenization sector is largely led by US Treasury products, private credit, and institutional alternative funds, although there is increasing momentum in tokenized public equities and various other asset categories, based on industry analysis.
Money market funds, which are low-risk investment vehicles that focus on short-term, highly liquid assets, often invest in instruments such as Treasury bills. The market for tokenized money market funds has rapidly expanded, reportedly increasing tenfold since 2023, according to Bank for International Settlements data.
Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are among the prominent institutions entering the tokenized money market fund arena, significantly energizing one of the quickest-growing segments in the RWA domain.
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Tokenized RWA market set for significant growth, say industry experts
As 2025 becomes a pivotal year for tokenized real-world assets due to increasing institutional engagement, the upcoming year could witness even more pronounced growth, asserts Chris Yin, co-founder and CEO of Plume, a blockchain focused on RWAs.
“We are currently on track to see more than a 10x increase in RWA holders since the start of the year,” Yin shared with Cointelegraph, further stating that “it’s not unrealistic to anticipate another landmark year with over 25x growth in user numbers.”
Beyond US government debt, Yin noted an uptick in interest towards private credit, mineral rights, energy assets, GPUs, and other unconventional categories.
His perspective aligns with a June report from Binance Research, which indicated that clearer regulatory frameworks in the United States could attract even more major institutions into the tokenization space.
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