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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