Stellar’s $3.5 Billion RWA Surge Leaves XRP Ledger, Solana and Avalanche Playing Catch-Up

Stellar (XLM) is making a strong case in the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market after the total value of tokenized assets on its network climbed to a record $3.5 billion.

As a result, Stellar has elbowed out competitors such as Solana, the XRP Ledger, and Avalanche, as competition for institutional adoption reaches fever pitch.

According to data from RWA Foundation and Token Terminal, net inflows into Stellar-based investment funds reached $17.1 million, outperforming Ethereum’s $16 million and Polygon’s $5.9 million. 

Source: RWA Foundation

What do these latest figures show? They show Stellar’s growing activity as financial institutions and investors explore blockchain-based investment products.

The network’s expansion has been particularly striking over the past year. Stellar’s total RWA value has increased by approximately 360%, rising from $895 million a year ago to $3.5 billion.

More notably, this growth has helped propel the blockchain to third place globally in real-world assets under management, behind only Ethereum and BNB Chain.

IMF Research Puts XRP and XLM in the Spotlight

Taking on X, Crypto researcher SMQKE has added another twist by highlighting International Monetary Fund (IMF) research on how tokenization could reshape financial systems by moving assets and liabilities onto programmable distributed ledgers.

More importantly, including both XLM and XRP in the analysis draws renewed attention to their potential roles in the evolving tokenization landscape.

The report also includes a figure titled “Layers of Concentration in Tokenized Market Infrastructure,” comparing tokenized value across several blockchain networks, including Stellar, the XRP Ledger, Solana and BNB Chain.

Meanwhile, Stellar also gained another point of visibility in traditional financial markets last month after the CME Group announced that it had plans to expand its cryptocurrency futures offerings to include Stellar, alongside other digital assets, with flexible contract sizes.

This development was a major point since it offers market participants another regulated avenue for gaining exposure to XLM price movements.