Catenaa, Wednesday, September 17, 2025- America’s drive to bring real-world assets (RWA) on-chain could place up to $100 trillion in stocks, bonds, and ETFs on Ethereum’s ledger over the coming decades, experts say.
The initiative follows legal reforms in 2025, enabling widespread tokenization previously restricted under US law.
Ryan Sean Adams of Bankless said Ethereum is poised to become the “root of trust” for American capital markets. He added that Wall Street and fintech firms are incentivized to adopt blockchain-based infrastructure as the government pushes market modernization.
Analysts view this as a multi-decade transformation that could position Ethereum as the central ledger for both private and public sector assets.
Ethereum’s total value locked (TVL) has surged 57% in the past three months to $94 billion, approaching its 2021 peak of $108 billion, according to DeFiLlama data.
Real-world asset value on-chain reached an all-time high of $29 billion, excluding stablecoins, with more than 75% tokenized on Ethereum, layer-2 networks, and EVM-compatible protocols.
Industry reports indicate BlackRock plans to tokenize ETFs, potentially leveraging Ethereum. Ether (ETH) prices recently touched a two-week high of $4,530, up 2.8% on the day, supported above $4,200 despite analyst warnings of a potential September correction.
Market observers highlight Ethereum’s role as a growing digital economy, handling transaction volumes exceeding Visa and PayPal, while institutions increasingly adopt ETH as a treasury asset.
The US tokenization push could reshape global markets, establishing Ethereum as the backbone for future digital asset trading and bridging traditional finance with blockchain-based infrastructure.
