Wall Street Meets Web3
The $84 Trillion Flippening Has Begun
If you're not tokenizing, you're fossilizing.” – Mark Fidelman
Welcome to this week’s Tokenized Insider, where tokenization, RWAs, crypto regulation, and AI converge featuring high-profile brand momentum, institutional innovation, and real-world asset breakthroughs. Let’s dive into the future:
In Short
🏦 Figure Technology Readies Nasdaq Debut
Figure, a blockchain-based lending platform combining RWA tokenization with AI-driven lending, just filed its IPO and reported a profit rebound—posting $191M revenue and $29M net income for H1 2025. It’s going public under ticker FIGR.
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📊 Layer-1s, AI, and RWA Tokenization: Crypto's Triple Boost
Layer-1 blockchains, AI/DePIN, and RWA tokenization are fueling a 28% crypto market surge over 30 days showing this trifecta is building real momentum.
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🔄 Tokenized Asset Value Nears $300B
Wall Street is quietly flooding on chain: stablecoins hold $267B, and tokenized Treasuries have crossed $7B pushing total tokenized assets near $300 billion.
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🚀 Stellar Backs Archax to Boost RWA Tokenization
The Stellar Development Foundation invested in UK exchange Archax, integrating Stellar into Archax’s tokenization platform and launching a tokenized Aberdeen money market fund coindesk.com.
The tokenized RWA market has doubled to $26 B and could reach $1 T by 2030
Stellar’s chief business officer highlighted the network’s fast settlement and low costs for tokenizing real‑world assets
📈 WisdomTree’s Tokenized Treasury Fund Takes Off
The WisdomTree Government Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX) added $330 M to its total value locked in a single day, bringing assets to $931 M thedefiant.io.
Assets have surged 90 % in a month and 722 % since May
Tokenized treasuries and private credit have driven the RWA market from $8.6 B in early 2024 to $26.6 B
🔐 VCI Global Launches $2 B BTC‑Backed JV
VCI Global formed a joint venture with a digital‑asset partner anchored by 18,000 BTC (~$2.16 B). VCI holds a 70 % stake while its partner retains custody of the Bitcoin.
The venture will build sovereign‑grade infrastructure combining secure Bitcoin vaulting, encrypted AI computing and RWA monetization.
Planned products include BTC‑backed tokens, vault‑as‑a‑service and GPU‑powered AI compute platforms.
🇺🇸 Tether Taps Former White House Crypto Adviser
Tether hired Bo Hines, former executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, as a strategic adviserreuters.com.
Hines helped craft the GENIUS Act and will steer Tether’s U.S. regulatory and market strategyreuters.com.
He said stablecoins can modernize payments and promote financial inclusion, while Tether’s CEO praised his deep understanding of legislative processesreuters.com.
🌾 Davis Commodities Eyes Tokenized Commodity Yields
Singapore‑based Davis Commodities is reviewing tokenized yield instruments to digitize commodity finance globenewswire.com.
Internal models suggest yield‑linked tokens and stablecoin rails could scale $800 M–$1 B in commodity flows by 2030, cutting settlement times by up to 95 %
The company is also assessing Real Yield Tokenization (RYT) that might represent $500–700 M in tokenized trade flows by 2028.
🧠 Circle’s Arc Blockchain Launches with Fireblocks
Circle’s Arc blockchain, a new layer‑1 network for stablecoin finance, will debut with Fireblocks integration, giving more than 2,400 banks and fintechs direct USDC access unchainedcrypto.com.
A public testnet is slated for fall 2025, with full launch by year‑end.
Arc promises faster transactions, lower fees and flexible development features, positioning Circle to compete more directly with other stablecoin issuers.
What This Means
Big names, smart capital, and the tech trifecta of AI, DePIN, and RWAs are resetting what's possible. From IPOs to regulation-friendly infrastructure, the industry is crystalizing around real-world asset tokenization.
Stay tuned for deeper analysis and what SmartBlocks is doing to lead this massive shift.