RWA Tokenization in 2026: What Developers Need to Know

Real World Asset tokenization crossed $36 billion on-chain in early 2026. That number was under $2 billion two years ago. BlackRock's BUIDL fund alone holds over $5 billion in tokenized US Treasuries. Franklin Templeton's BENJI tokens represent money market fund shares on Stellar and Polygon. Ondo Finance, Centrifuge, and Maple are tokenizing everything from government bonds to trade receivables. This is not speculative DeFi. These are regulated financial instruments, on-chain, earning real yiel