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Stablecoins & Real-World Assets

Real-World Asset (RWA)

Also: RWA, RWAs

Traditional assets, such as Treasury bills, private credit, real estate, or commodities, represented on-chain. The token is only as good as the legal claim behind it, so look at who holds the asset, who can redeem it, and who is allowed to own it.

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General education, not investment, legal or tax advice. Markets and regulation change quickly: where a definition depends on current law or on a recent event, check the latest coverage before relying on it.

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