DeFi lending protocol Aave plans to expand its crypto-centric collateralized lending to securities such as stocks and real-world assets. Aave founder Stani Kulechov presented his vision, stating, "In the future, we aim to expand the collateralized lending market in the order of cryptocurrencies, securities, and real-world assets." The long-term plan is to enable funding by utilizing solar power generation facilities, batteries, GPUs, robots, and space infrastructure as collateral. Currently, Aave is pursuing a plan through V4 to support tokenized stock lending on Base, allowing users to borrow USDC against 7 types of US stocks.
