The RWA (Real World Assets) sector, approaching $28 billion in scale, is gaining momentum due to growing institutional participation and global compliance efforts. In a recent discussion, frontline builders from Libeara, Story Protocol, DigiFT, MyStonks, and Pharos explored key opportunities and challenges:
- Market Catalysts: The growth is driven by the expanding stablecoin market (over $270 billion) and regulatory advancements like the U.S. GENIUS Act and Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance.
- Institutional Adoption: Platforms like Libeara emphasize a compliance-first approach to attract institutional players, while MyStonks facilitates 24/7 trading of tokenized assets, mirroring traditional markets like Nasdaq.
- Liquidity Solutions: DigiFT addresses liquidity challenges through mechanisms involving market makers and aggregators to ensure efficient trading of RWAs.
- IP Asset Innovation: Story Protocol enables the on-chain valuation and programmability of intellectual property (IP), creating new use cases and economic models for digital assets.
- Dedicated RWA Chains: Projects like Fast Network provide specialized blockchain solutions tailored to RWA requirements, offering improvements over general-purpose chains like Ethereum and Solana.
- Regulatory Balance: In the Asia-Pacific region, platforms are navigating regulatory frameworks while implementing robust KYC and asset protection measures to ensure user security and compliance.
The discussion highlights RWA’s potential to reshape global finance through increased liquidity, regulatory alignment, and technological innovation.
With the stablecoin market capitalization exceeding $270 billion and the RWA sector approaching $28 billion, global compliance efforts and institutional participation are pushing RWA to a new critical mass. From the US GENIUS Act to the Hong Kong Stablecoin Ordinance, how can RWA find a breakthrough amidst the navigating regulatory frameworks, liquidity challenges, and cross-border compliance?
This issue of PANews specially invited first-line builders such as Libeara, Story Protocol, DigiFT, MyStonks, and Pharos to discuss the compliance path and market prospects of RWA.
The following is the timeline directory of this video. Friends who need it can jump directly:
00:00:00 Opening & Guests' Self-introduction
00:10:05 What was the main catalyst for the RWA outbreak?
00:28:12 Mystones: What is the role and impact in the context of 24-hour trading on Nasdaq?
00:37:33 Libera: How can we drive institutional adoption through a compliance-first and full-site approach?
00:41:56 DJFT: How is RWA liquidity guaranteed? Are there any market makers or aggregators working together?
00:48:27 Story Protocol: How to solve the on-chain valuation and pricing issues of IP assets?
01:00:31 Story Protocol: What kind of programmability and new gameplay does IP have after being put on the chain?
01:06:10 Fast Network: Compared with Ethereum and Solana, what pain points does the dedicated RWA chain solve?
01:18:05 Under Asia Pacific regulation, how do platforms balance regulation and user KYC/asset protection?
