What is the difference between stablecoins and RWA tokens?
1Essentially different: Stabilizer vs Mapper The essence of stablecoins is to serve as the 'value stabilizer' and 'transaction medium' in the crypto world. It primarily pursues one thing: price stability. Whether it's USDT or USDC, which are pegged to the dollar at a 1:1 ratio, or tokens linked to gold, their core design goal is to minimize volatility and act as 'digital cash' on the blockchain. The essence of RWA tokens is to serve as 'asset mappers' and 'ownership certificates' for real-world assets. It transforms the ownership or income rights of physical assets (such as a building, a government bond, or a piece of art) into tradable digital certificates on the blockchain. Its value is not guaranteed by protocol algorithms but entirely follows the value fluctuations of the underlying assets.
A Warm Breeze from Washington: U.S. Regulatory Changes, RWA Sector Welcomes 'Coming of Age'
On December 3, 2025, U.S. time, news of personnel appointments from Washington may quietly rewrite the game rules for global digital assets. The nominees for the heads of two key financial regulatory agencies—CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) and FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)—nominated by Trump have successfully passed through the Senate committee. This is not just a personnel change; the market interprets it as a fundamental shift in the U.S. regulatory logic regarding crypto assets, especially the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA).