R25, a protocol focused on institutional-grade real-world assets, has launched its asset-backed token suite and selected Polygon as its first EVM chain partner. The move introduces rcUSD+, a yield-bearing token supported by a portfolio of money market funds and other high-quality real-world assets, to Polygon’s expanding DeFi ecosystem.
The integration brings a new class of risk-managed, yield-generating instruments to millions of Polygon users. rcUSD+ offers on-chain access to yield sourced from a curated portfolio of real world assets, while operating within Polygon’s low-cost and high-throughput environment.
Polygon CEO Sandeep Nailwal said institutional-quality RWAs represent the next stage in DeFi’s evolution. He noted that R25’s rigorous approach to risk management and transparent, yield-bearing products will provide immense value to both users and the protocols building here.
R25’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason Windawi said Polygon’s ecosystem offered an ideal environment for launching institutional-grade structured products.
The supporting assets picked by R25 are designed to provide robust protection for rcUSD holders, R25 mentioned in a press release shared with AlexaBlockchain.
R25 expects rcUSD+ to serve as a collateral layer and yield-bearing component across Polygon-based applications, offering developers a standardized building block for RWA-linked DeFi instruments.
R25 expects Polygon’s liquidity, developer activity, and DeFi composability to accelerate rcUSD+ adoption. The protocol aims to expand access to traditional finance-inspired yield strategies while building market infrastructure for institutional-grade asset-backed tokens.
R25 launch comes as Polygon continues to deepen its role in the tokenization space. According to a recent Dune report, the network holds over US$1.13 billion in total value locked (TVL) from tokenized real-world assets, across approximately 269 asset issuances and near 3,000 holders. Industry figures attribute this milestone to both technical infrastructure and growing institutional interest in real-world-asset tokenization.
Moreover, Polygon has already deployed its major “Rio” upgrade on its Amoy testnet, a move intended to support future scaling capabilities. The upgrade introduces features such as stateless block verification and a validator-elected block producer model, positioning the network to target roughly 5,000 transactions per second (TPS) for future real-world asset applications.
The launch arrives as real-world asset tokens continue gaining traction across DeFi. RWA-linked stablecoins and yield products have grown sharply in 2024 and 2025, driven by rising institutional interest and improved regulatory clarity. R25’s arrival on Polygon adds another entrant to a competitive RWA landscape seeking to merge traditional yield sources with on-chain liquidity.
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