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Tokenized Real-World Assets Near $30B but Largely Untapped in DeFi

Tokenized real-world assets market nears $30 billion but only a small share is used in DeFi. Discover the composability gap and what it means for blockchain industry actors like Marathon Digital Holdings.

This matters because the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is one of the most promising use cases for blockchain technology, with the potential to bring trillions of dollars of traditional assets onto decentralized networks. If these assets can be effectively integrated into DeFi, they could unlock new liquidity, yield opportunities, and financial inclusion for a global audience. For investors and companies like Marathon Digital Holdings, the ability to use tokenized assets as collateral or in lending protocols could dramatically increase capital efficiency and create new revenue streams. The current gap between RWA tokenization and DeFi composability represents a bottleneck that, once addressed, could accelerate mainstream adoption of blockchain technology and reshape the financial landscape.