What are real-world assets (RWAs)? 

Real-world assets (RWAs) are physical or traditional financial assets that have been tokenised on the blockchain. This transforms them into digital instruments that can be traded more efficiently. For example, tokenised gold represents physical gold held in reserve – while benefitting from the speed, transparency, and accessibility of blockchain infrastructure. 

When you trade CFDs on RWAs, you’re speculating on price movements with leverage – not buying or owning the underlying asset. This allows you to go long or short with fractional exposure, giving you more flexibility and amplifying potential profits – while also increasing the risk of greater losses. 

Tokenised RWAs are priced using blockchain-based markets and may not always match the price of their traditional equivalents. Differences in liquidity, market activity, and trading hours can lead to price variations – particularly during periods of lower liquidity or outside standard market sessions.