RWA: The rise of real assets
Written by Trustless Labs
1. Tracing the origin of RWA
RWA â Real World Assets
RWA, the full name of which is Real World Assets, literally means "real-world assets", which refers to the digital and tokenized representation and trading of real-world assets in the blockchain or Web3 ecosystem. These assets include but are not limited to real estate, commodities, bonds, stocks, artworks, precious metals, intellectual property, etc. The core concept of RWA is to bring traditional financial assets into the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem through blockchain technology, thereby achieving more efficient, transparent and secure asset management and transactions.