Tokenized Treasuries Near $15B as Liquidity Pressures Mount — the RWA Value Fight Begins

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Tokenized Treasuries Near $15B as Liquidity Pressures Mount — the RWA Value Fight Begins

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Aurellix
October 18, 2026
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Today’s Focus
On-chain RWA market cap rebounds to $39.18B, with tokenized Treasuries at $14.7B approaching the $15B mark — yet liquidity frictions are surfacing beneath record scale. A Bitfinex report flags permissioned-token limits, stale valuations and weekend gaps as key pain points, while the CFTC formally opens customer funds to tokenized money-market funds. Issuer rankings reshuffle as Ondo tops BUIDL with a $3B combined lineup, pushing institutional collateral financing from demo to minutes-level settlement.

Industry Flash

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  • Citrini’s 79-Page Report Dissects the Tokenization Value Chain: Narrative Shifts to “Who Profits” — The first systematic breakdown of the infrastructure, distribution and base-layer network landscape, as value migrates from “assets going on-chain” toward on-chain trading, lending and collateral.
  • Tokenized Treasuries Hit $14.7B, Approaching the $15B Mark — Spanning 117 assets and 86,753 holders; Bitfinex warns “transferability ≠ settleability,” with weekend liquidity gaps and stale valuations as institutional friction points.
  • CFTC Opens Customer Funds to Tokenized Money-Market Funds — Updated FAQs let FCMs invest in tokenized Treasury MMFs under Reg. 1.25, and swap dealers can post tokenized MMF shares as margin, formally opening the institutional pool.
  • Ondo’s Tokenized Treasuries Pass $3B as USDY Overtakes BUIDL — The combined lineup spans USDY, OUSG and tokenized Treasury ETFs, ranking first among issuers on RWA.xyz; Circle’s USYC remains the largest single product at $2.38B.
  • BNY and Citadel Securities Complete a Tokenized Treasury Triparty Repo — A two-year Treasury settled in minutes on a private ledger instead of T+1; Citadel then pledged the asset as collateral for overnight cash financing, taking collateral mobility into institutional production.
  • Securitize Lists 12 Tokenized US Equities on Solana — Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and more backed 1:1 by real shares, settling in USDC with dividends and voting rights intact, opening compliant secondary circulation for tokenized stocks.
  • ESMA Consults on CCP Tokenized Collateral, EBA Designates USDC as First Significant E-Money Token — The EU advances on two fronts: clearinghouse collateral standards open for discussion, and USDC supervisory authority shifts to the EBA as the euro-area framework enters delivery.
  • Ant Digital and HSBC Complete AI-Agent Tokenized Deposit Micropayment Test — Cross-border digital RMB fund subscription links to on-chain investment; Robinhood explores tokenized actively managed ETFs as retail rails accelerate RWA access.
  • Injective Runs 135 RWA Markets as Asian Institutions Lead Density — Tokenized assets exceed $1B with cumulative volume of $6.8B; POSCO and Nomura’s Laser Digital go on-chain, while Thailand’s GULF Group stakes INJ as an institutional validator.
  • Wells Fargo Leads 21 Banks Planning a Stablecoin Company — A US dollar token targets a first-half 2027 launch for cross-border payments and digital asset settlement; Citi bets on tokenized deposits, saying institutional clients prefer staying inside the regulated system.
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