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DeFi

Tokenized Real-World Assets Grew While Almost Everything Else in DeFi Shrank

Deposits of tokenized real-world assets into decentralized lending platforms and exchanges more than tripled over the year ending Q2 2026, climbing from $2.3 billion to $7.4 billion, even as

AnonymousCryptoCompass newsroom
August 8, 2026
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Tokenized Real-World Assets Grew While Almost Everything Else in DeFi Shrank
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Deposits of tokenized real-world assets into decentralized lending platforms and exchanges more than tripled over the year ending Q2 2026, climbing from $2.3 billion to $7.4 billion, even as total DeFi deposits fell roughly 15% across the same period, according to a joint report by asset manager CoinShares and on-chain data provider Token Terminal.

The report, titled ‘The Growth of Hybrid Finance,’ is the second collaboration between the two firms and covers the second quarter of 2025 through the second quarter of 2026.

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