Opinion: Solana enters 2026 with RWA momentum, and institutionalization trend heats up

GateUser-6433627c · 2026-01-02T05:20:27+00:00

Solana achieves a record-breaking $873 million in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization by the end of 2025, with the number of holders increasing to 126,000. The main assets include U.S. debt assets and tokenized stocks, and Solana is expected to become the third public chain with RWA exceeding $1 billion. Bitwise predicts that if the Crypto Market Act passes, Solana will be the primary beneficiary.

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2026-01-02 05:20:27

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On January 2, Solana recorded a historic level of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization activity at the end of 2025, injecting new momentum into development in 2026. Data shows that the on-chain RWA volume on Solana increased by nearly 10% month-over-month in December, reaching a new high of $873 million, with the number of RWA holders growing by 18.4% to 126,000. Currently, RWA on Solana mainly consist of U.S. debt assets, including BlackRock’s BUIDL fund (about $255 million) and Ondo’s dollar yield product (about $176 million). At the same time, tokenized stocks from Tesla, Nvidia, and institutional funds are also accelerating their deployment on Solana. Solana is expected to become the third public chain after Ethereum (about $12.3 billion) and BNB Chain (over $2 billion) to surpass $1 billion in RWA volume. Bitwise recently pointed out that if the U.S. passes the CLARITY Act related to crypto market structure in 2026, the tokenization wave will accelerate, and Solana could become one of the biggest beneficiaries. Although the price of SOL has still retreated from its all-time high, a spot Solana ETF has been approved and attracted approximately $765 million in capital inflows. Meanwhile, Western Union has chosen Solana to build a stablecoin settlement platform, which is planned to go live in the first half of 2026, further strengthening its prospects for institutional adoption.

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