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Follow me on X: @Zeusrwa

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Most RWA guides make you feel lost before you've even started reading. This one is designed to make it simple.

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Preface

This is a beginner-friendly starting point for RWAs (real world assets) and tokenization.

It is not a complete start-to-finish guide to everything you need to know.

This page is a curated set of snippets and chapters from my articles, designed to help you get oriented fast and then go deeper where you care.

Not financial advice.

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What this is

A beginner-friendly map of Real World Assets (RWAs) and tokenization. Each chapter answers one clear question.

• Start with the Absolute beginner path if you want the simplest route.
• Otherwise, pick a goal below and read only what you need. </aside>

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RWAs, in a few lines

Real World Assets are offchain assets (like dollars, Treasury bills, loans, commodities, or real estate) whose ownership or cash flows are represented and managed via onchain tokens.

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Start here (2 minutes)

• If you're brand new: read RWAs 101: Nothing New Is Being Created then Tokenized Real World Assets: What Beginners Should Actually Know.
• If you want what matters in practice: read Stablecoins Are Real World Assets (And They Expose How Broken Banking Is) then Tokenized Treasuries.
• If you're evaluating a project: open Red flag checklist in the mini-games section and use it as you browse. </aside>

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Three things that separate you from 90% of beginners

• You'll know stablecoins are already RWAs working at scale & not some futuristic promise.
• You'll know the token can move fast while the real asset is still stuck in paperwork.
• You'll know the first question to ask any RWA product: "How exactly do I cash out?" </aside>

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Pick your goal

• Get the core mental model: Tokenized Real World Assets: What Beginners Should Actually Know then RWAs 101: Nothing New Is Being Created
• Understand what works today: Stablecoins Are Real World Assets (And They Expose How Broken Banking Is) then Tokenized Treasuries
• Understand the risks and constraints: Onchain Doesn’t Mean Instant then Private Credit Simplified
• Understand asset classes: Tokenized Commodities (Simplest Explanation) then Tokenized Stocks: What’s Actually Going On Under the Hood then Tokenized Real Estate, Properly Explained </aside>

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Absolute beginner (read in order)

• 1. RWAs 101: Nothing New Is Being Created
• 2. Tokenized Real World Assets: What Beginners Should Actually Know
• 3. Onchain Doesn’t Mean Instant </aside>

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If you're skimming

• Read the one-line description under each chapter title.
• Open only the chapters that match what you're trying to understand right now.
• Come back later and fill the gaps. </aside>

Glossary

Part I: Foundations (open when you want the mental models)

Part II: Money (Stablecoins & Treasuries)

Part III: Credit

Part IV: Asset Classes

Appendix (quick reference)

Quick quiz (super beginner-friendly)

Mini-games (super beginner-friendly)