Real World Assets, often shortened to RWA, are tangible or traditional assets — real estate, robot fleets, infrastructure, commodities — represented on a blockchain through tokenisation. Over the past two years RWA tokenisation has established itself as a serious investment category, distinct from purely digital crypto assets.
The appeal is access. Until recently, investing in a robot fleet or a building required six-figure sums and bespoke legal structures. Tokenisation breaks these assets into smaller, tradable units with digital transfer and automated compliance, opening doors that were previously only open to institutional investors. Boston Consulting Group projects the global market for tokenised assets to reach roughly 16 trillion US dollars by 2030.