·DeFiMarkets
Composable TradFi: RWAs in DeFi
Mapping the growth of RWAs in DeFi
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DeFi & Onchain Finance
DeFi is becoming the operating layer for digital asset finance: vaults, lending markets, stablecoins, tokenised collateral, and structured yield products. Castle Labs tracks the infrastructure making that transition real, from Morpho and Aave to the curator model, RWA collateral, and the products that connect offchain capital to onchain execution. The reader question is practical: which systems are becoming durable financial infrastructure, and which are still yield theatre?
$26.8B
tracked vault stack TVL
$7.1B
Morpho TVL
13
core protocols tracked
key figures as of 2026-07-07 · refreshed daily
DeFi Articles
·Deep DivesMarkets
RWAs: A Blueprint for the Future of Mantle
While most metrics are down across the board, the RWA sector is the only one showing consistent growth, with tokenised stocks among the fastest-growing RWA categories right now.
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·Deep DivesDeFi
Vaults: The Infrastructure Layer for Institutional Finance Onchain
Vaults are becoming DeFi's default entry point for institutions
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·DeFiMarkets
From Neobanks to Onchain Banks
From Neobanks to Onchain Banks — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
A Boros Special Feature, Real Estate Backed Tokens, and ERC-8183
PLUS: Pendle's Road to DeFi Domination
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·DeFiMarkets
69 Trillion: The Tokenisation Opportunity
69 Trillion: The Tokenisation Opportunity — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
The Fight for Yield is Over: Making DeFi More Accessible
The Fight for Yield is Over: Making DeFi More Accessible — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
DeFi Will Win
DeFi Will Win — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
Harmonix Finance: Innovating Yield Generation on HyperEVM and HIP-3 Markets
Harmonix Finance: Innovating Yield Generation on HyperEVM and HIP-3 Markets — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
OpenEden: On The EDEN Token, Roadmap and Bringing more RWAs Onchain
OpenEden: On The EDEN Token, Roadmap and Bringing more RWAs Onchain — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiL2s
Mantle's RWA Push: Over $150k in Builder Prizes in their Global Hackathon
Mantle's RWA Push: Over $150k in Builder Prizes in their Global Hackathon — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
Upshift: Institutional-Grade Yield Strategies for the Masses
Upshift: Institutional-Grade Yield Strategies for the Masses — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
Oracle Infrastructure: The Backbone of Lending Protocols
This comprehensive report covers the oracle infrastructure behind top onchain money markets.
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·DeFiMarkets
The Year of the Neobank
First we infiltrate, then we conquer.
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·DeFiMarkets
Core Architecture and Positioning of DeFi's Top Money Markets
Castle Lending Series: Part I
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·DeFiMarkets
Loopscale: Order book lending on Solana
Loopscale: Order book lending on Solana — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
On RWAs and Institutional-Grade Assets: The Case of OpenEden
On RWAs and Institutional-Grade Assets: The Case of OpenEden — research from Castle Labs.
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·TradingDeFi
USDH: A Hyperliquid Aligned Stablecoin
A deep dive into all the current proposals for the USDH stablecoin
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·DeFiMarkets
Fluid: DeFi's New Dominator
Fluid: DeFi's New Dominator — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
Stablecoin Chains: Which Blockchain is Best Placed to Capitalize on the Stablecoin Revolution?
Stablecoin Chains: Which Blockchain is Best Placed to Capitalize on the Stablecoin Revolution? — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiL2s
A Deep Dive Into Arbitrum's RWA Sector
A Deep Dive Into Arbitrum's RWA Sector — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiMarkets
Stablecoin Adoption and Regional Usage in 2024 and 2025: What Changed?
Stablecoin Adoption and Regional Usage in 2024 and 2025: What Changed? — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiL2s
A Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of Arbitrum's Positioning in DeFi
A Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of Arbitrum's Positioning in DeFi — research from Castle Labs.
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·DeFiL2s
BTC Remains Calm Amidst Market-Wide Volatility While Altcoins Continue To Bleed
PLUS: Many Arbitrum Ecosystem Updates - Orbits, RWA, and more
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·DeFiMarkets
Sei v2, Restaking Yield Whales, Scroll Sessions, LTF TA Update & More
The Castle Chronicle: Volume 71
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·DeFiRegulation
SEC and CTFC Charges, Trump DeFi Project, Fed Pivot, and More
PLUS: A New Product Testing Feature!
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·DeFiL2s
Institutional Buyers, DeFi Strength, and Alameda are Back?!
PLUS: A Look at Ethereum Interop with Arbitrum
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·DeFiMarkets
Defi Reinnassaince? Data Bites, Hooks and Mode
The Castle Chronicle: Volume 82
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·DeFiMarkets
CZ Released, Visa Tokenization, and $EIGEN Drop!
PLUS: Stablecoin Trends and Bittensor Incentivization
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·AIMarkets
Castle x DeFiLlama, Bitcoin Knocking on $100k, and AI Agents Takeover!
PLUS: Why Market Makers are Doubling Down on the Craziest Tokens
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·DeFiDeep Dives
Balancing the Stablecoin Ecosystem: The Success of Delta-Neutral Models with Ethena and Resolv
A Castle Research Report
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·DeFiL2s
An Overview of Arbitrum's DeFi Ecosystem
A Castle Research Report
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·DeFiMarkets
$ZRO Token, Exploits, IntentX, Airdrop Hype, RWAs & More
The Castle Chronicle: Volume 47
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·DeFiDeep Dives
The Evolution of Liquidity Provision: A Deep Dive into DeFi's Architectural Plumbing
A Castle Research Report
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·DeFiMarkets
Demystifying Options: A 0 to 1 Guide about DeFi Options
Castle Research: An Introduction to DeFi Options
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·DeFiMarkets
CitiGroup, Celestia, Sifu Loves Yield, New Projects & More
The Castle Chronicle: Volume 36
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·DeFiDeep Dives
Blurring the Boundaries between DeFi and TradFi: An Introduction to the Real World Assets sector
A Castle Research Report
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