Tokenized assets are just VC buzzwords 2021: quietly started getting real pilots Most people still ignored it 2023: institutions finally stepped in Suddenly it wasn’t a joke anymore 2025+: billions flowing on-chain Same cycle and disbelief phase Market always laughs before it reallocates RWAs right now feel exactly like DeFi in early 2020 Low attention Low understanding High skepticism Meanwhile the rails are being built underneath everyone By the time it’s obvious, easy money is usually gone
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2019: RWAs were basically a ghost town
Tokenized assets are just VC buzzwords
2021: quietly started getting real pilots
Most people still ignored it
2023: institutions finally stepped in
Suddenly it wasn’t a joke anymore
2025+: billions flowing on-chain
Same cycle and disbelief phase
Market always laughs before it reallocates
RWAs right now feel exactly like DeFi in early 2020
Low attention
Low understanding
High skepticism
Meanwhile the rails are being built underneath everyone
By the time it’s obvious, easy money is usually gone