-
On Monday, RWA Inc announced that it is entering the tokenized stocks market with its biggest strategic expansion in the company’s history.
-
Last week, the SEC reportedly delayed its plan to implement an “innovation exemption” for tokenized stocks.
-
In the last few months, tokenized stocks have witnessed abnormal growth, soaring over $1.5 billion.
On May 25, RWA Inc, the leading AI-powered platform for tokenizing, launching, and investing in Real World Assets, officially announced that they are joining the race of tokenized stocks amid the recent discussion around it.
RWA INC is officially entering the tokenized stocks market.
This is one of the biggest strategic expansions in our company history — and it is exactly where the global financial system is moving.
The world is rapidly transitioning toward:
24/7 markets.
Onchain settlement.… pic.twitter.com/ij6gOf1W47— RWA Inc. (@RWA_Inc_) May 25, 2026
RWA Inc Joins Booming Tokenized Market with $1.5 Billion
In the confident statement, RWA Inc stated that, “this is one of the biggest strategic expansions in our company history — and it is exactly where the global financial system is moving.”
The company mentioned that it is developing a complete flywheel instead of creating separate products. While many other companies and platforms are working only on trading interfaces, RWA Inc has developed a full range of infrastructure, including tokenization, onboarding of investors, compliance systems, community distribution, acquisition of issuers, claim handling, operations powered by artificial intelligence, and networks of distributors.
The announcement comes after the launch of their official portal. Through this new portal, the platform will offer token distribution, investor onboarding, and future tokenized asset markets. The platform will use its native token RWAINC to enhance its utility in the ecosystem.
Tokenized Stock Market Soars Above $1.5B Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
In the last few months, the tokenized real-world asset sector has grown impressively thanks to its growing adoption by the traditional financial world. According to the real-time data on rwa.xyz, the total on-chain value of tokenized real-world assets has currently soared above $34 billion. Thanks to this, Securitize revealed a record-breaking quarterly revenue in the company’s history.
Among all the real-world assets, tokenized stocks have grabbed the attention of the trading world as the tokenized stock market has grown to over $1.55 billion in total value spread across different blockchains. The sector has witnessed a growth of more than 32% in the last 30 days. The monthly transfer volume is currently revolving around $3.44 billion, and the number of active addresses soars above 111,000.
In this list, there are many leading platforms, including Ondo. Ondo Finance is holding a large share with products like tokenized Apple, Nvidia, and major exchange-traded funds, along with xStock.
Traditional traders are gradually adopting tokenized stocks because of a lot of benefits. This includes round-the-clock trading, and it takes no time to settle. Apart from this, these tokenized stocks can also be used in decentralized finance applications. Major players, including Binance, Kraken, Robinhood, and Backed Finance, have introduced tokenized stocks platforms.
Amid the positive regulatory developments, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) have witnessed growth. United States Treasuries are leading the market.
SEC Delays Plan to Propose Innovation Exemption of Tokenized Stocks
While the U.S. is working on clear regulatory guidelines for the overall digital asset market, like Bitcoin, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly working on a plan to implement an “innovation exemption” for tokenized stocks. This proposal, which is supported by Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Hester Peirce, is expected to create a controlled space for testing on chain trading of public company shares. According to some reports, this testing is expected to include features such as fractional ownership and faster settlement time.
However, last week, the SEC delayed the plan to release this exemption. According to the report from a reliable source, the SEC wants more time to collect feedback and concerns from market participants.
Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the SEC, recently stated in a post on X, saying that, “I appreciate the interest in–but not the hyperbole about–the contemplated innovation exemption for the onchain trading of tokenized NMS stock. Keep in mind: I’ve always expected that it’d be limited in scope & would facilitate trading only of digital representations of the same underlying equity security that an investor could purchase in the secondary market today, not synthetics.”
Traditional trading groups, including the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), have initially raised objections to the agency’s plan to give innovation exemptions for tokenized stocks. They stated that tokenized securities should not be allowed to bypass existing investor protections, market structure rules, or compliance standards.
