The Federal Reserve's landmark stablecoin proposals, published this week under the GENIUS Act, are accelerating the convergence of regulated digital dollars and tokenized real-world assets. Here is what it means for the $39 billion on-chain RWA market — and why infrastructure built for compliance is now the only kind that matters.
With over $15 billion in distributed on-chain value and BlackRock's BUIDL now accepted as prime-brokerage collateral, tokenized US Treasuries are graduating from niche yield products into the foundational plumbing of digital finance.
Tokenized real-world assets just crossed $38 billion in total value, yet a major report finds that 97% of that market remains inaccessible to ordinary investors. Here's what is driving the gap — and what it will take to close it.
Tokenized U.S. Treasuries surpassed $15 billion in May 2026, driven by BlackRock's new SEC filings and the GENIUS Act's looming July deadline. Here's what the milestone reveals about where compliant RWA infrastructure matters most.