Aave reveals V4 RWA Hub for institutional borrowing

September 17, 2026

At the Avalanche Summit, Aave founder Stani Kulechov detailed the protocol's V4 RWA Hub, designed to let institutions borrow against real-world assets on-chain. The hub aims to put tokenized assets to work as loan collateral rather than leaving them idle.

Built on Avalanche, the hub targets institutional demand for tokenized-asset-backed lending.
It extends Aave's push past crypto-native collateral into RWA lending.

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Tokenized assets are moving on-chain. Now @Aave wants to put them to work. @StaniKulechov breaks down Aave’s V4 RWA Hub on @avax at the Avalanche Summit, which would allow institutions to borrow against real world assets. https://t.co/r7qQNElvbbx.com ↗

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