BitMart’s State of Real-World Assets Report Spots Infrastructure Issues in RWA Tokenization and Big-Investor Use

Clear Rules Let Big Investors Use RWAs at Scale

BitMart is a global crypto exchange that now releases its second issue in its State of RWA series. The report bears the title “From Permission to Practice: Institutional Deployment, Asset Allocation, and the HNW Opportunity.” It links clear rules for tokenized asset issuance with real tasks that big investors face. BitMart works with partners Dune, RedStone, and Optimism. Data from onchain systems, oracle setups, and layer 2 views join here. This mix shows the current state of tokenized assets and points out the tasks that slow the use by large investors.

Real World Assets and Tokenization: Market Growth and Usage Patterns

• Tokenized RWAs climbed from about $6 billion in early 2025 to $24.6 billion by April 2026. This climb came with rules such as the GENIUS Act, MiCA, and Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance.
• The setup now provides a clear cross-border space for tokenized asset issuance.
• Out of roughly $27 billion in tokenized RWAs onchain, nearly 10% supports collateral roles within DeFi protocols.
• The rest sits in wallets to yield returns but lacks the mix needed for DeFi markets.

Infrastructure Issues Slowing RWA Use in DeFi

The report links the slow use of tokenized assets by big investors to operational tasks rather than to rules or demand. The main issues are:

• Custody matters: Investors wait for safe, institutional-level ways to hold tokenized assets.
• Liquidity splits: Liquidity pools across chains do not connect smoothly, which limits fast asset exchange.
• Legal backing: Tokenized assets sometimes miss clear legal support, leading to trust and contract problems.
• Reporting gaps: Detailed, clear reports for big investors are still rare.

These issues hold back the shift from simple permission to the real practice of using tokenized assets.

Big-Investor Use and Tokenized Asset Chances

• BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, which ties brand trust, proper custody, and DeFi use, grew 12 times to $2.4 billion AUM in less than two years.
• Tokenized private credit attracts deposits in DeFi lending with yields of 8–12% per year, even if it is only a small share of tokenized assets.
• If high-net-worth clients shift just 5% of their assets to tokenized RWAs, the market could grow to more than 160 times its current size.

Views from Co-Authors: Dune, RedStone, and Optimism

• Dune shows that tokenized assets are mostly kept aside for yield rather than used as collateral. Their data links this gap to issues in asset connection with DeFi tasks.
• RedStone finds that systems set up for fast assets do not match real tokens like treasuries or trade finance notes that take longer to settle.
• Optimism shares mid-2026 data on cases such as BlackRock BUIDL, Mitsui’s ZipangCoin, and EtherFi’s large account switches. They show how a layer 2 method supports the growth of tokenized RWAs.

Summary: Shifting from Tokenized Permission to Big-Investor DeFi Use

BitMart’s new report shows that while current rules now free tokenized real-world assets, the real test is building systems for holding, trading, legal support, and reporting. Fixing these tasks will allow big investors to put tokenized assets to work in DeFi markets. This step can make the market grow much larger as tokenized real-world assets become part of DeFi.

Keywords: Real World Assets, RWA, tokenization, DeFi, asset tokenization, institutional adoption, custody, liquidity, regulatory framework

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