Polygon executive: RWA is a $30 trillion opportunity

Colin Butler, head of global institutional capital at Polygon, said that tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) represent a $30 trillion market opportunity globally. High-net-worth individuals and private equity funds will drive adoption in this area because tokenization brings liquidity and accessibility. Butler pointed out that the current market for tokenized real-world assets has reached $11.66 billion and is expected to grow significantly in the future. About $9 billion has been invested in tokenized private credit instruments, with major examples including KKR and Hamilton Lane. Butler expects that tens of billions of dollars in tokenized private assets will be issued in the next few years. Currently, there are about $11.6 billion in tokenized RWAs held on blockchain networks, the most popular of which are tokenized money market funds such as BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund and Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund.