UAE’s proactive regulations fuel real-world asset tokenization boom – Crypto News

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is gaining momentum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as industry players position themselves to meet increasing demand for blockchain-based asset trading.

RWA tokenization involves minting financial and other tangible assets into blockchain-based tokens, increasing accessibility and liquidity for traditionally illiquid assets. On Feb. 3, onchain RWAs rose to a cumulative all-time high of $17 billion, positioning the sector as a key crypto investment narrative in 2025. 

With RWA tokenization on the rise, players in the UAE are seeing more assets tokenized as the region supports the sector. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Scott Thiel, the founder and CEO of Tokinvest — a UAE-regulated RWA platform — said there’s “no lack of demand” for RWAs. 

Thiel said the demand comes from many developers and large real-estate asset owners exploring how to sell their assets through tokenization. “They all want to explore how they can use this as an alternate means of financing or selling their property,” Thiel told Cointelegraph.