Tokenizing a $10T RWA Market

LiveArt is building the rails for a new era of DeFi, bringing trillion dollar RWA markets onchain

For centuries, cultural assets worth trillions have remained locked away—hidden in private vaults, traded only at exclusive auctions, and accessible only to the wealthiest. This is not an abstract idea—it’s Warhols, Picassos, rare Rolexes, vintage cars. Tangible assets with proven demand, yet nearly impossible for most people to access or trade.

Tokenization is changing how we invest in the real world—turning things like art, real estate, and luxury goods into programmable, tradable, and accessible assets.

Before blockchain, fractional ownership existed, but it lacked real utility. Trading cultural assets required experts, authentication, shipping, insurance, and large amounts of capital—making participation slow, costly, and limited to the few. LiveArt’s protocol flips that model. By tokenizing these assets, we strip away the operational frictions and make them programmable, liquid, and accessible at a fraction of the cost—infusing historically valuable, low-volatility markets with full crypto utility.

How We Got Here

In 2015, Ethereum introduced programmable tokens: smart contracts that defined how assets could be issued, transferred, and interacted with. This breakthrough unlocked the possibility of tokenizing real-world assets. Shortly after, projects like CryptoKitties proved that digital items could be unique, verifiably owned, and tradable. Fast forward a few years, and the idea of “tokenize anything” is now reality— from real estate to fine art, watches and more.

The big shift? Tokenization turns once-exclusive assets into something people can access in new ways. Instead of a masterpiece locked in a vault, it becomes part of decentralized finance pprotocol —liquid, transparent, and shareable.

Where LiveArt Fits In

While Wall Street is focused on financial assets like stocks and bonds, LiveArt is building something different: the rails for the $10T art and investment-grade asset market

We focus on Cultural RWAs — investment-grade art, watches, vintage cars, fine wine. Assets with more than just financial weight; they carry history, status, and cultural capital.

This is the foundation of LiveArt: a protocol where anyone can buy, trade, borrow & swap fractions of Picassos, Rolexes, and investment-grade assets.

Why It Matters

Culture is more than value on a balance sheet. It’s the symbols that shape identity. By bringing iconic RWAs onchain, LiveArt is expanding their utility, building a new economy for them, and redefining what it means to participate in culture.

Fine art, rare watches, vintage cars, and collectibles have historically remained locked in private collections and exclusive galleries. By making these cultural assets liquid, transparent, and readily accessible across global networks, we're making this asset class more powerful than ever.

This creates the foundation of cultural finance: an ecosystem where anyone can buy, trade, borrow, and swap fractions of Picassos, vintage Rolexes, and investment-grade assets. Our platform doesn't just tokenize assets—it builds bridges between traditional cultural institutions and decentralized networks, ensuring these treasures can be experienced, purchased, and valued by communities worldwide.