What if the experts have been drastically underestimating the growth potential of tokenized real world assets? While previous forecasts from prestigious consulting firms and financial institutions have ranged from $2 trillion to $16 trillion by 2030, a groundbreaking new report from Security Token Market is boldly predicting that asset tokenization will surge to a mind-boggling $30 trillion within the next five years.
The Quiet Rise of Tokenized Assets
Since the first experiments with asset tokenization began in 2017, we’ve witnessed a steady stream of real world assets migrating onto blockchain platforms. From stocks and bonds to real estate and commodities, virtually every asset class has dipped its toes into the tokenization waters.
As of early 2025, over $250 billion worth of assets have been tokenized, including:
- $50 billion+ in tokenized stocks, bonds, and real estate
- $200 billion+ in stablecoins (tokenized dollars)
Major financial institutions like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Apollo are now investing serious resources into tokenization. But so far, we’ve only witnessed a trickle compared to the tsunami that’s coming.
A Shifting Regulatory Landscape
What’s fueling this explosive growth? In a word – clarity. The new crypto-friendly stance from U.S. regulators and policymakers has opened the floodgates for asset tokenization.
With the right attitude on crypto, we should see market clarity on token classifications and stablecoin market structure in new legislation coming before Congress. Passing such a bill will offer a green light for blockchain to be used in capital markets in the U.S.
– Herwig Konings, Security Token Market
This newfound regulatory clarity is expected to ignite massive growth in stablecoins and yieldcoins (treasury-backed tokens). These digital dollars could balloon from $220 billion today to $3-5 trillion by 2030 as they become the default settlement solution and payment rails for tokenized capital markets.
The Trillion Dollar Question
Skeptics scoff at the idea that the hundreds of trillions in traditional financial assets – stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities – could all be tokenized. But as Konings points out, it’s inevitable.
The real question is how fast each asset class will migrate on-chain. Some will feel more pressure to adapt, while other mammoth markets like real estate could have trillions tokenized virtually overnight with a single move like putting California’s title registry on blockchain.
Key reasons the Security Token Market report has much higher forecasts than previous estimates:
- Faster adoption driven by U.S. regulatory clarity and stablecoin success
- Higher growth rates for specific asset classes vs blanket percentages
- Massive one-time influxes as major registries/markets tokenize
The Tokenized Future Has Arrived
Ready or not, the tokenization revolution is here. By providing a nearly instant, blockchain-based financial operating system, asset tokenization will transform capital markets on an unprecedented scale.
With the faucet of regulatory clarity now open, we can expect to see:
- $30 trillion in on-chain assets by 2030
- $50 trillion in annual RWA token trading volume
- Exponential growth in stablecoins and digital dollars
The world of finance will never be the same. Welcome to the age of frictionless, liquid, globally accessible assets powered by blockchain technology. The future has arrived – and it’s tokenized.
