Blockchain Fragmentation Causes Significant Losses in RWA Market

According to ChainCatcher, a recent study by data analytics platform RWAio reveals that blockchain network fragmentation results in an annual value loss of $600 million to $1.3 billion in the Real World Asset (RWA) market. The total circulating value of RWAs, including private credit, U.S. Treasury bonds, and commodities, has surpassed $36 billion. RWAio's research indicates that the same asset often trades at different prices on various blockchains, with price discrepancies ranging from 1% to 3%. Additionally, transferring assets between chains can lead to investor losses of 2% to 5% per transaction due to fees and slippage. Currently, Ethereum holds 52% of all tokenized RWA value, while Polygon accounts for 62% of tokenized RWA bonds. Projections suggest that if the tokenized asset market reaches $16 trillion to $30 trillion by 2030, annual losses could escalate to $30 billion to $75 billion.