Traditional finance and the crypto world have been like parallel lines over the years. If Wall Street is compared to a massive ship, with a complete system but difficult to turn, then the crypto world is like a fleet of speedboats on the open sea—flexible but often directionless. Between the two lies an invisible barrier—liquidity disconnect.
Over the years, many projects have tried to build bridges, but most have only pulled a few weak ropes that snap at the slightest breeze. By 2025, a new technological framework emerges, like opening a real door between the two worlds. Real-world assets (RWA) can finally flow smoothly into the decentralized finance space.
But there is a key difference. Many so-called RWA projects are actually quite crude—simply slicing US bonds or real estate into tokens and hanging them on the chain. That’s just uploading a photo, while what truly needs to be done is to convert the "value attributes" of the assets themselves into digital form. That’s the core issue.
From a technical perspective, the new generation of solutions adopts a mechanism we can call a "smart filtration membrane." Under traditional methods, real-world assets entering the crypto domain face three major hurdles: compliance issues, liquidation difficulty, and oracle delays. The new approach addresses these by introducing a zero-knowledge proof-based identity verification system. The brilliance of this system lies in its ability to verify identities while protecting privacy, without exposing sensitive information.
In other words, the entire chain of asset ownership confirmation, valuation, and liquidity release, which previously required multiple intermediaries layer by layer, can now operate automatically on the chain. This change is not just a technical upgrade but a fundamental shift in the game rules itself.
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0xSleepDeprived
· 5h ago
Zero-knowledge proofs sound impressive, but can they really solve compliance issues? Or is it just another wave of hype...
If RWA really gets off the ground, Wall Street will probably go crazy.
It's another "game changer," and it's making my ears numb from hearing it.
Basically, it's still an intermediary problem. Automated on-chain operations sound great, but who will guarantee that the "膜" won't break?
If this time they can truly connect the two worlds, I’ll eat my hat.
So many bridge projects have failed, why would this one be any different?
"Value attribute conversion" sounds much more advanced than just tokenization, but I really doubt the actual difficulty of implementation.
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TokenCreatorOP
· 5h ago
Zero-knowledge proofs are truly amazing; finally, no more bloodsucking middlemen.
Real RWA should do more than just tokenize; it needs to digitize the intrinsic value attributes, and this point is well articulated.
The analogy of Wall Street giants versus speedboat groups is excellent; now these two worlds can finally communicate.
Those previous RWA projects were indeed paper cutouts; just scissors snip and it's done.
What does it mean that the gap is being filled? Compliance + clearing + delays all sorted out—this is true infrastructure.
After more than a year of hype, 2025 is finally starting to take shape, but we still need to see real implementations to believe it.
Middlemen are about to become unemployed, haha; automation on-chain can run, truly changing the game rules.
Those who relied on information asymmetry before should be nervous.
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GateUser-ccc36bc5
· 5h ago
It's RWA again and zero-knowledge proofs—sounds impressive. Let's see how it performs once it's implemented.
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gas_fee_therapy
· 5h ago
RWA and zero-knowledge proofs again, sound pretty impressive, but can this system really run smoothly?
Feels like just painting a big picture...
I believe in zero-knowledge proofs, but how do we pass the compliance hurdle?
A nicer way to say it is "intelligent filtering membrane," but frankly, it's still the same old story.
Is this really different this time? I'm a bit skeptical.
It's already 2025, why are we still talking about this topic...
The explanation of liquidity fractures is quite vivid, but I still don't quite understand how to solve it.
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FlatlineTrader
· 6h ago
RWA and zero-knowledge proofs again, sound impressive but how practical are they?
Does asset tokenization really solve liquidity issues, or is it just another wave of retail investors getting caught?
These project teams keep saying they’re changing the game, I just want to see who can actually deliver.
ZK verification sounds good, but I’m worried it’s just another trick by capital to deceive retail investors.
The RWA trend is heating up, be cautious of those air projects.
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ClassicDumpster
· 6h ago
It sounds good, but how many RWA projects are truly implementable? They're all just hype concepts.
Wait, is zero-knowledge proof authentication reliable? It feels like old wine in new bottles.
Are intermediaries reduced? We're constantly being cut by various bridging protocols; where's the automatic operation?
So many "new frameworks" in 2025, they said the same last year.
Uploading photos to tokens—what a perfect analogy, that's exactly how it is.
The real question is, who will guarantee these things? Where's the regulatory sword?
The waters are too deep in real-world assets; sticking to trading cryptocurrencies is still the fastest way.
Traditional finance and the crypto world have been like parallel lines over the years. If Wall Street is compared to a massive ship, with a complete system but difficult to turn, then the crypto world is like a fleet of speedboats on the open sea—flexible but often directionless. Between the two lies an invisible barrier—liquidity disconnect.
Over the years, many projects have tried to build bridges, but most have only pulled a few weak ropes that snap at the slightest breeze. By 2025, a new technological framework emerges, like opening a real door between the two worlds. Real-world assets (RWA) can finally flow smoothly into the decentralized finance space.
But there is a key difference. Many so-called RWA projects are actually quite crude—simply slicing US bonds or real estate into tokens and hanging them on the chain. That’s just uploading a photo, while what truly needs to be done is to convert the "value attributes" of the assets themselves into digital form. That’s the core issue.
From a technical perspective, the new generation of solutions adopts a mechanism we can call a "smart filtration membrane." Under traditional methods, real-world assets entering the crypto domain face three major hurdles: compliance issues, liquidation difficulty, and oracle delays. The new approach addresses these by introducing a zero-knowledge proof-based identity verification system. The brilliance of this system lies in its ability to verify identities while protecting privacy, without exposing sensitive information.
In other words, the entire chain of asset ownership confirmation, valuation, and liquidity release, which previously required multiple intermediaries layer by layer, can now operate automatically on the chain. This change is not just a technical upgrade but a fundamental shift in the game rules itself.