Ripple is at the forefront of a $19 trillion revolution. Institutional grade custody accelerates real-world asset tokenization across gold, gold, stocks, real estate and global markets.
Ripple sets sights in the age of $19 trillion tokenization across global asset classes
Ripple released its report on August 8, 2025, emphasizing that institutional-grade digital asset protection is a key foundation for the rapidly expanding real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market. “RWA tokenization is gaining momentum,” he said as the shift to more finance, gold, equity and real estate moves to blockchain, the company will unlock liquidity, increase transparency and increase market access. The report highlights:
By 2033, recent estimates show that the overall value of tokenized real-world assets is expected to reach nearly $19 trillion. Tokenized client assets, such as real estate and stocks alone, could exceed $3.7 trillion and $2 trillion, respectively.
A notable example is the Dubai Land Bureau’s real estate tokenization project in which designated tokenization provider Ctrl Alt uses Ripple Custody to protect property certificates issued in XRP ledgers. Ctrl Alt CEO Matt Ong said: “In partnership with Ripple, we can leverage proven, reliable technology that meets the highest security and operational standards.”
Regional adoption patterns reveal that North America and Europe’s expanded tokenized financial and money market funds, Latin America and agriculture accounts receivable tokenization to strengthen rural credit, and Southeast Asia will deploy desired solutions to strengthen supply chain finance.
In the Middle East, particularly in Dubai, a supportive regulatory environment is accelerating tokenized real estate projects. Ripple-backed pilots such as real estate lending in Hong Kong and modernising Colombian land registrations demonstrate both the potential and legal complexity of traditionally illiquid assets on-chain.
The report concluded that custody providers need to provide robust, confidential key protection, comply with regulatory requirements, remain transparent, and provide scalable services to meet the needs of evolving markets. addition:
Tokenization is not something to be prepared. here it is. And with safe custody as the backbone, institutions around the world can unlock new opportunities in the global digital asset economy.
Advocates view this as a structural change, bringing together symbolization and custody to allow for programmable assets, broader participation, and reduced transaction friction across global finance.
