Update
RWA Perpetuals Open Interest Nears $20 Billion
Open interest in real-world asset (RWA) perpetual futures has climbed to approximately $20 billion, according to tracking data from CryptoRank. This represents a 192% increase since June of the same year. RWA perps apply the structure of perpetual futures to tokenized versions of traditional assets such as equities, commodities, and indices. The pace of growth is notable, with RWA perpetual open interest growing from $9.3 billion in August 2026 to approaching $20 billion by late October. DEXs have a leading position in equity index derivatives, while centralized exchanges control 71% of RWA perpetual open interest.