RWA Collateral Wars: The Next Battleground for DeFi Protocols
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has always been about collateral. From MakerDAO’s DAI to Aave’s lending pools, protocols depend on collateralized assets to issue loans, mint stablecoins, and secure liquidity. Traditionally, this meant volatile crypto like ETH or SOL. But now, a new wave of collateral is coming on-chain: tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). As U.S. Treasuries, real estate, and private credit become tokenized, DeFi protocols are entering what can only be described as the RWA collateral wars a race to capture the most valuable, stable, and revenue-generating assets for their ecosystems. Why RWAs Are the New Collateral King RWAs change the collateral game for three main reasons: Stability: Unlike volatile crypto, Treasuries and real estate offer predictable value, reducing liquidation risk. Yield: RWAs generate real-world income streams interest, rent, or loan repayments which can be passed back to protocols and users. Institutional appeal: […]
