Real World Asset tokenization crossed $36 billion on-chain in early 2026. That number was under $2 billion two years ago. BlackRock's BUIDL fund alone holds over $5 billion in tokenized US Treasuries. Franklin Templeton's BENJI tokens represent money market fund shares on Stellar and Polygon. Ondo Finance, Centrifuge, and Maple are tokenizing everything from government bonds to trade receivables. This is not speculative DeFi. These are regulated financial instruments, on-chain, earning real yield. And the infrastructure to build them is still being figured out. If you're a developer in the blockchain space, RWA tokenization is where the jobs and opportunities are heading. Here's what you need to understand. Why Tokenize Real Assets? The traditional financial system runs on T+2 settlement, paper-based custody chains, and business-hours-only operations.…