At the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) Scaling Summit in Singapore, Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou emphasized the transformative role of real-world assets (RWA) and stablecoins in reshaping global finance. Moving beyond speculation, Zhou argued that tokenized assets and stablecoins have matured into essential components of a more transparent and efficient financial ecosystem.
The RWA market has surged from $5 billion in 2022 to over $30 billion in 2025, led by private credit and U.S. Treasuries, with institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan pioneering adoption. Meanwhile, stablecoins, now exceeding $300 billion in market capitalization, are increasingly powering cross-border payments, growing over 1,000% this year as banks and payment giants like Mastercard and Stripe integrate blockchain settlements.
Bybit is bridging traditional finance and blockchain through institutional units, tokenized gold products, and partnerships with Circle for USDC expansion. Zhou concluded,
