DeFi’s Biggest Bank Meets Wall Street

Aave is bridging crypto lending to tokenized real-world assets.

A bank with no bank

Aave has originated over $1 trillion in loans, with no branch or banker.

Tokenization is here

Over $32 billion of real-world assets now live on-chain, led by BlackRock.

Horizon: the bridge

Aave’s institutional platform lets funds borrow against tokenized Treasuries.

The big bet

Aave wants to be the credit layer of a tokenized Wall Street.

The catch

It is still early: adoption is tiny versus TradFi, and regulation sets the pace.

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