One of the clearest signs that institutions are starting to use DeFi seriously is happening on @aave Horizon. A metric I like tracking on @Token_Logic is the supply growth of RWA collateral assets like: • USCC • USTB What makes this interesting is: this is not typical retail flow. To supply these assets usually requires: • KYC • whitelist access • qualified investor status So when supply grows aggressively, it often means: → more institutional capital is moving on-chain. But the important part is how these assets are being used. Institutions are starting to: • deposit USCC/USTB into Aave Horizon • use them as collateral • borrow RLUSD, USDC, or GHO to unlock liquidity without selling the underlying assets. This is why Horizon is becoming an efficient bridge between: RWA assets ↔ DeFi liquidity. The growth already reflects this: • Horizon TVL: ~$515M+ • Utilization: ~55–57% • One of the fastest-growing RWA lending markets on Aave Institutions are beginning to use DeFi similarly to traditional finance: • hold yield-generating assets • borrow against them • maximize capital efficiency The difference is: everything now happens on-chain, in real time, and 24/7. DeFi is slowly evolving from a crypto trading system into a liquidity layer for real-world capital.