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Real-world asset (RWA)
Assets and ownership

Real-world asset (RWA)

A physical or traditional financial asset like property, infrastructure, bonds, or private credit that has been tokenized and represented on a blockchain. One of the most actively discussed institutional applications of blockchain.

TradFi equivalent
In traditional finance...
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TradFi equivalent
An ETF. A real-world basket of assets like equities, bonds, commodities - packaged into a single tradeable instrument. The underlying assets don't move. What trades is the record of ownership. RWA tokenization works on the same principle.
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Analogy
In everyday terms...
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Analogy
Converting a physical property deed into a digital title that can be transferred instantly. The property does not move. The record of who owns it does.
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