RWA DeFi Deposits Near $4 Billion After 6x Growth in One Year
Aug 18, 2026
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by Anush Jafer
for CryptoPolitan

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Real World Assets deployed in DeFi protocols reached $3.98 billion as of August 18, per DefiLlama, up from $650.88 million a year ago and about $12 million three years ago, representing roughly a 6x increase in 12 months. This rapid growth signals accelerating crypto and DeFi adoption, expanding RWA tokenization and potential positive market impact for lending, liquidity and RWA-focused DEX and CEX activity.
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Real World Assets that are actively deployed inside DeFi protocols are on the verge of reaching $4 billion. As of August 18, DefiLlama shows this number is at $3.98 billion. This same number stood at $650.88 million just a year ago and around $12 million three years ago. That is a 6x in twelve months...





