#real-world-assets

#real-world-assets

Aave DAO passed AIP 469 on April 12, 2026, granting Aave Labs $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens, marking a significant funding initiative under the Aave Will Win framework.

The launch of xU3O8-based lending on the DeFi aggregator Oku allows investors to access liquidity in USDC without selling their underlying physical uranium positions, enhancing capital efficiency.

The XRP Ledger now hosts $2.3 billion in tokenized real-world assets, up from $991 million at the start of the year. The $1.3 billion added in two months already exceeds what XRPL gained throughout all of 2025. February alone saw three major institutional moves including Société Générale's euro stablecoin launch, Aviva Investors' tokenization partnership with Ripple, and Deutsche Bank's integration of Ripple's technology stack for cross-border payments.

Ostium, a decentralized exchange founded by two Harvard graduates, has raised a $20 million Series A round led by the marquee venture outfit General Catalyst and the crypto arm of the quantitative trading firm Jump Trading, Kaledora Kiernan-Linn, cofounder and CEO, told Fortune. Ostium lets users bet on real-world assets like stocks, metals, oil, and some cryptocurrencies. Traders can take on higher risk through perpetual futures. Unlike traditional futures, these derivatives don't expire on a set date-assuming traders maintain the necessary margin requirements.

BioSig Technologies, Inc. has merged with Streamex Exchange Corporation, focusing on the tokenization of real-world assets in the commodities sector, positioning itself as a leader in regulated RWA tokenization in the U.S.