DeFi Meets TradFi: Tokenized US Treasuries Power a $5B Blockchain Revolution
Tokenized US Treasuries—government bonds digitized on blockchain—have reached a combined market value of $5.02 billion.Â
The figure marks a 10.37% rise from the prior week and a $1 billion surge over two weeks, a sign of a very strong adoption of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.
BlackRock and Securitize’s BUIDL fund leads with $1.7 billion, and is projected to exceed $2 billion by early April. Other notable funds include Superstate’s USTB, holding $363 million, and Ondo Finance’s OUSG, approaching the $1 billion mark.
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Institutional demand for efficient, blockchain-based financial tools continues to drive this expansion.
Fidelity Enters Tokenized US Treasuries Space with New Fund
Fidelity Investments, with approximately $5.8 trillion in assets under management, has filed for regulatory approval to launch its Fidelity Treasury Digital Liquidity fund on Ethereum, effective May 30, 2025.
The fund, which will trade under the NYSE ticker symbol FYHXX, will invest in short-term US Treasuries and cash and be structured to boost transactional efficiency and capital deployment.
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Cynthia Lo Bessette, head of Fidelity Digital Asset Management, stated tokenization’s potential to overhaul financial processes. The filing comes after a 500% market surge over the past year, which positions Fidelity alongside rivals like BlackRock, with its BUIDL fund, and Franklin Templeton, whose BENJI fund sits at $687 million.
DeFi Use Cases and Long-Term Outlook Take Shape
Tokenized Treasuries are gaining attention in decentralized finance (DeFi) as reserve assets and collateral, delivering money market-like yields with round-the-clock liquidity.
Their use in meeting trading margin needs points to capital efficiency benefits, an argument backed by Digital Asset and Euroclear’s collateral transfer pilot. Ethereum dominates with over 70% of the market cap, followed by Stellar and Solana, Conduit Pay data shows.
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In the future, firms like Spark plan to dedicate $1 billion to BUIDL, USTB, and a fund managed by Centrifuge. Market analysts forecast a $16 trillion market for tokenized assets by 2030, Boston Consulting Group states, and increasing retail access through platforms like Midas.
Still, regulatory barriers and asset double-counting continue to pose risks, requiring scrutiny as the sector grows.
