Over $25 billion evaporates every year—this figure is almost three times the market cap of the leading RWA protocol LINK. Where does all the money go? It gets burned in Africa’s outrageously slow trade processes. IOTA wants to change that.

Their approach is to digitize all these outdated processes, making data verifiable and lightning-fast, connecting countries with trustworthy data.

How messy is current trade?
• A single shipment involves over 30 organizations
• More than 240 documents must be processed
• Delays often measured in weeks
• Inefficiency burns billions of dollars annually

The ADAPT project rebuilt the entire digital infrastructure directly on IOTA’s L1 blockchain:
• Error rates dropped significantly
• Real-time verification became possible
• Customs clearance sped up
• Cross-border data became transparent and auditable

RWAs can bring assets on-chain, but IOTA is solving a deeper issue—the bottlenecks that truly impede asset flow. That’s the key.