Key notes
- The valuation of the fixed and leveraged assets sector jumped by 11.6% to $34.4 billion, adding $3.9 billion in new deposits over the past month.
- Record gold’s rise to $4,200 and the US government shutdown spurred flows into Treasuries and token commodities.
- RWA token projects outperformed the broader cryptocurrency market, rising 8.3% on the day as Bitcoin fell below $104,000.
The global Real Assets (RWA) sector valuation reached $34.4 billion on Saturday, October 18, marking an 11.6% increase and a $3.9 billion rise in total deposits over the past 30 days, according to RWA.xyz data.
RWA Market Overview | Source: RWA.xyz, October 18, 2025
The ongoing US government shutdown, combined with gold’s record surge above $4,200, created a flight-to-safety narrative that boosted RWA flows despite broader crypto weakness.
The cryptocurrency market suffered its worst month since May after President Donald Trump’s call for tariffs on China led to the liquidation of $19 billion on October 10. This was followed by another $1.2 billion sweep on October 17, pushing Bitcoin below $104,000, its lowest level since July.
However, the real assets sector remained resilient. Tokenized debt, commodities and private credit products continued to attract inflows as investors sought yield stability amid macro uncertainty.
US Treasuries and gold-backed assets lead inflows
Private credit remains the largest risk-weighted asset class, representing 51.4% of the total market with a value of $17.3 billion. Data from RWA.xyz show that US public debt and commodities account for nearly half of the $3.9 billion in new deposits.
Total RWA value | Source: RWA.xyz October 18, 2025
Since the beginning of October, tokenized US debt instruments have risen from $7.5 billion to $8.3 billion, reflecting an acceleration in the tokenization of US securities following the US government shutdown. Gold’s historic rise to $4,200 last week also impacted on-chain movements, with commodity-backed risk-weighted assets rising from $2.1 billion to $3.2 billion.
US Treasuries and commodities combined saw inflows of $1.9 billion, representing 51% of all newly tokenized assets in the past 30 days.
Token assets by market capitalization | Koenjiku: October 18, 2025
Increased liquidity in the sector has generated significant gains for cryptocurrency holders, defying recent turmoil in the cryptocurrency market.
CoinGecko data It shows that the total market cap of token projects rose to $6.78 billion, rising 8.3% on the day, compared to the broader cryptocurrency market’s 0.6% rise.
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Ibrahim Ajibade is an experienced research analyst with a background in supporting several startups and financial institutions in the Web3 space. He has his undergraduate degree in Economics and is currently studying for a Masters in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the University of Malta.
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