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The State of RWAfi Q1 2026
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The State of RWAfi: Q1 2026

The State of RWAfi Q1 2026

A market that barely registered 18 months ago now moves billions daily. In fourteen months, the active RWA market cap grew sixfold to $25.2B. Tokenized funds led the expansion, scaling from $2.7B to $13.5B, but equities were the standout, surging from $30M to $1.3B in a single year. Across asset classes, capital is moving from static exposure to active deployment. Equity activity is concentrated on three chains, with Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain capturing over 94% of volume and Morpho integrations enabling collateralized borrowing against onchain stocks like SPY, QQQ, and TSLA. In private credit, Maple's SyrupUSDC reached $2.1B in active market cap across Pendle, Jupiter, Kamino, and others. Each asset class is evolving under different structural conditions, with composability emerging unevenly according to liquidity, legal clarity, and regulatory treatment. The State of RWAfi Q1 2026 Report maps where those conditions have matured enough to support real financial utility and where frictions remain.

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