The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is witnessing significant institutional capital inflows, highlighted by a $29 million private funding round for Real Finance, a network building institutional rails for tokenized assets. Digital asset investment firm Nimbus Capital contributed $25 million of the total, with additional funds from Magnus Capital and Frekaz Group. Real Finance aims to use the capital to expand compliance and operational systems, targeting the tokenization of $500 million in RWAs, which it estimates represents about 2% of the current tokenized asset market.
This institutional push is part of a broader trend. Major financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are increasing their activity in the sector. Industry data shows tokenized money market funds have grown nearly tenfold since 2023. Plume CEO Chris Yin noted that RWA holders could increase 25-fold next year, signaling interest beyond traditional assets like U.S. debt.
Concurrently, this market shift is driving investor attention towards early-stage crypto presales, with three projects standing out: DeepSnitch AI (DSNT), Bitcoin Hyper, and BlockDAG (BDAG).
DeepSnitch AI has raised over $740,000 in its Stage 3 presale at a price of $0.02735, an 81% increase. The project is building a live intelligence dashboard powered by five AI agents, three of which are already active: SnitchScan for contract audits, SnitchFeed for whale and sentiment tracking, and SnitchGPT for real-time data queries. The token is slated for launch in January 2026, with many anticipating significant growth potential.
Bitcoin Hyper, a Layer 2 solution for Bitcoin that integrates Solana's Virtual Machine, has raised over $29.2 million. However, recent buyer activity appears cautious, with purchases in the last 24 hours ranging from under $5 to just over $225. The current token price is $0.013405.
BlockDAG has raised over $440.45 million in its presale, with 3.57 billion BDAG tokens remaining at $0.0106. The project is currently in a "Testnet Awakening" phase to stress-test core Layer 1 features ahead of a mainnet launch scheduled for February 10, 2026. Exchange listings on BitMart, LBank, and Mexc are confirmed, but key utility milestones like DeFi integration and dApp deployment are still pending.
In a separate but related development, ETHZilla, a major Ethereum treasury, extended its exposure to the RWA market by purchasing a 15% stake in digital housing lender Zippy for $21 million. This follows ETHZilla's recent acquisition of a 20% stake in auto-finance startup Karus. The deal aims to bring manufactured-home chattel loans onto the blockchain via ETHZilla's tokenization stack.
