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Aave V4 launched tokenized-stock lending on Sept. 25, allowing eligible non-US users to borrow USDC against seven tokenized US equities: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. Initial collateral caps total about $29 million. As tokenized stocks move beyond trading into DeFi collateral, could traditional equities become a major onchain asset class and generate sustained borrowing and liquidity demand?
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Aave V4's tokenized-stock lending is more consequential than another equity wrapper: it tests whether familiar assets can become productive onchain collateral. With initial caps near $29 million and access limited to eligible non-US users, this is a controlled experiment. Durable demand will depend on liquidity and risk management, not novelty.
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Folks less familiar with Aave often ask me how I think about Aave’s potential markets.
I like to measure them through addressable collateral.
The bigger the universe of assets that can be used as collateral, the bigger the lending opportunity.
We started with crypto, expanded into securities through Coinbase Tokenized Stocks and Horizon RWAs, and will eventually help accelerate the world’s transition toward abundance: solar, batteries, GPUs, robotics, and space infrastructure.
I believe this transformation will continue through 2050. Aave’s goal is to accelerate it by a decade by funding the assets that power abundance.
Stay ambitious.
🔥 Apple & Nvidia just became DeFi collateral.
Tokenized U.S. stocks can now be deposited on Aave to borrow USDC — bringing traditional equities directly into 24/7 on-chain markets. 👀
But here’s the challenge: stocks close, DeFi doesn’t. Weekend volatility, liquidations, dividends, and stock splits could make the infrastructure fascinating.
TradFi meets DeFi — and the real test begins now. 🔗
#Aave #RWA #DeFi #TokenizedStocksOnAave
This is where RWA starts getting REALLY interesting.
Tokenized stocks are no longer just sitting onchain.
Aave V4 on Base now allows eligible tokenized U.S. tech stocks to be used as collateral to borrow USDC.
Tokenize the asset → bring it into DeFi → make it usable.
That's a much bigger idea than simply putting stocks on a blockchain. 👀
#AAVE #RWA #DeFi #TokenizedStocks #Crypto
Is the era of MASS TOKENIZATION finally here?
In just 10 days, regulators and banks across the US, Europe, the UK and Canada all moved to bring finance onchain.
Here's the recap:
1. The SEC approved an "Innovation Exemption" letting certain onchain venues trade tokenized US stocks for up to 5 years.
2. DTCC, which holds $114 TRILLION in US securities, is on track to launch its tokenization service in Q4 2026.
3. The European Central Bank launched Pontes, letting banks settle tokenized assets directly in central bank money.
4. The NYSE signed a deal to bring tokenized US stocks and ETFs to Blockchain dot com's 44 MILLION accounts, pending regulatory approval.
5. The CFTC now lets US brokers invest customer funds in tokenized assets and keep records on-chain.
6. Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays completed what UK Finance calls the world's first interbank transactions using tokenized deposits.
7. Canada's six biggest banks are jointly exploring tokenized Canadian dollar deposits.
8. IBM connected its platform to Swift's blockchain ledger in beta, letting banks move tokenized deposits 24/7.
9. Ondo launched three tokenized portfolios built on BlackRock-developed strategies for non-US investors.
10. Non-US users can now borrow USDC on Aave against seven Coinbase tokenized stocks, including Apple and Nvidia.
11. Cathie Wood's ARK is tokenizing its venture fund, which holds OpenAI and Anthropic, with a $500 minimum.
Stocks, funds, bank deposits and collateral are starting to move onchain, and it's happening through the biggest names in finance.
Aave becoming the credit layer for tokenized assets creates an interesting second-order effect:
Risk infrastructure becomes significantly more important.
@LlamaRisk completed the risk analysis behind the first Coinbase tokenized stocks being onboarded to @aave V4.
As Aave expands beyond crypto-native collateral, every new asset class brings different liquidity, issuer, redemption and market structure risks. Figuring out how tokenized equities can safely become productive collateral is key in order to take full advantage of the opportunity at hand.
As Aave's flexibility increases and more complex assets are being onboarded, LlamaRisk's role becomes increasingly important.
They've been extremely active in September, and there's a clear pattern to the work: building the risk infrastructure required for Aave to safely support a much broader universe of assets.
