Blockchain.com Backs OpenWorld for RWA Tokenization
Blockchain.com has announced a strategic investment in OpenWorld to advance RWA tokenization and expand institutional market access. The deal also supports trading and treasury management services on the OpenWorld platform.
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The Blockchain.com investment follows a separate agreement OpenWorld concluded with Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. — which trades on NASDAQ as FIGR — to tokenize OpenWorld's own equity securities on Figure's Onchain Public Equity Network (OPEN) in connection with a proposed NASDAQ listing. Under that arrangement, OpenWorld also plans to use Figure Forge to bring its private credit assets onchain and into Figure's Democratized Prime marketplace. That agreement was reported via a Nasdaq press release on the OpenWorld-Figure deal.
Blockchain.com's move into OpenWorld comes during a period of active deal-making for the exchange. Earlier in July 2026, Blockchain.com announced plans to embed Polymarket's prediction markets directly into its application, allowing eligible users to participate in event-linked markets without transferring assets between separate platforms. The OpenWorld investment extends that activity into institutional RWA infrastructure, though the specific operational scope — whether Blockchain.com will act as a liquidity provider, custodian, or distribution channel — has not been disclosed.
The broader RWA market provides context for the deal's timing. On-chain RWA value excluding stablecoins reached $33.5 billion in July 2026, approximately four times the level recorded in early 2025, according to the Stobox State of RWA Tokenization mid-year report. The tokenized US Treasuries and money market fund segment alone accounts for $13.4–15.2 billion of that total across 76 products and approximately 58,700 holders. Tokenized equities, the segment most directly relevant to OpenWorld's equity tokenization plans, show on-chain value of $0.5–1 billion with Q1 2026 spot volume of $15.1 billion.
The Middle East dimension of the deal is notable given the region's regulatory posture. OpenWorld's Saudi Arabia footprint — operating under both SAMA and CMA oversight — places it within one of the few Gulf jurisdictions that has established a formal licensing regime for digital asset activity. DAMAC separately launched a $1 billion real estate tokenization project in the region, indicating that institutional appetite for on-chain asset infrastructure in the Gulf has moved beyond pilot stage. Boston Consulting Group and Standard Chartered have projected the global RWA market could reach $16 trillion by 2030, representing nearly 10% of global GDP, though that figure reflects analyst projection rather than current measurement.
The announcement does not disclose the investment amount, the equity stake acquired, or the valuation at which the transaction was conducted. It does not identify a specific tokenized product that Blockchain.com will distribute, a live institutional client mandate, or a regulatory approval for any new digital asset service in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere. The relationship between the Blockchain.com investment and OpenWorld's separate Figure Technology equity tokenization agreement — including whether Blockchain.com will participate in the proposed NASDAQ listing process — has not been addressed in available materials.
The immediate effect of the transaction is that Blockchain.com holds an investment position in OpenWorld and has stated intent to support the platform's tokenization, trading, and treasury functions. The announcement does not establish a launched tokenized product, a disclosed deal size, a named institutional client, or a confirmed regulatory clearance for any new service line in the jurisdictions where OpenWorld operates.
