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$BNB Chain has captured a major share of the real-world asset (RWA) market, with its tokenized RWA value reaching $3.6 billion after 60% quarterly growth, according to a recent report from Blockworks.
The expansion arrives at a time when the broader RWA market has climbed to $32.62 billion as of mid-April, placing $BNB Chain among the largest public-chain RWA ecosystems by distributed value.
The report tied the surge largely to tokenized treasuries, with Circle’s USYC dominating the segment at $3.15 billion, BlackRock’s BUIDL adding roughly $507 million, and Ondo’s tokenized equity products contributing a further $221 million.
$BNB Chain still ranks second for RWA dominance, hosting 479 tokenized assets, trailing Ethereum’s $16.6 billion across roughly 707 assets. Solana and Stellar follow in third and fourth, holding $2.5 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.
$BNB Chain RWA gains fail to lift on-chain revenue
The network’s RWA performance did not translate into stronger on-chain revenue when measured against its previous two quarters in 2025.
Revenue fell to $43.4 million in the first quarter of the year, roughly 39% of the $111.5 million $BNB Chain earned in Q4 2025, though only $6.7 million short of the $50.1 million it generated in Q3 2025.
The report attributed much of the slide to collapsing memecoin trading activity. The report noted,
“The sequential moderation reflects a reset in trading activity after Q4’s memecoin-driven peak.
Network health nonetheless appears strong, with user activity holding firm even against the ongoing bear market. Average daily active addresses reached a new quarterly high of 2.7 million, while returning users posted a 70% retention rate, the report added.
$BNB price structure signals further downside risk
$BNB’s price action proved less convincing by the end of the first quarter.
The token slid 35% between January and March, dropping to $617—a decline that unfolded over the same period in which the network burned 1.37 million $BNB, worth about $1.28 billion, from circulating supply during its quarterly burn on the 15th of January.
The current price structure leaves $BNB exposed to further downside, following a sharp rejection from the supply zone on the chart.
Price has since traded into support, where a daily close at this level would complete a double-bottom formation, even as the accumulation/distribution indicator continues to slide.
Total traded volume has fallen to 689.56 million $BNB, and sustained weakness could pull the price lower still, in line with broader market sentiment.
Final Summary
- $BNB Chain’s tokenized RWA value rose 60% to $3.6 billion, led by tokenized treasuries from Circle, BlackRock, and Ondo.
- The RWA growth did not carry into on-chain revenue, which fell to $43.4 million in Q1 as memecoin trading collapsed.