Aave Labs has officially launched Horizon, its new institutional borrowing platform that allows stablecoins to be borrowed against tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as U.S. Treasurys and collateralized loan obligations.

Horizon runs on a permissioned version of Aave V3 and is tailored for institutions requiring compliance-ready infrastructure. Qualified entities can post tokenized securities as collateral to borrow stablecoins including USDC, RLUSD, and GHO with predictable liquidity and 24/7 access. Permissioning is enforced at the token level, while the stablecoin markets themselves remain permissionless to preserve DeFi composability.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov described Horizon as a foundation for institutional-scale lending markets: “Horizon delivers the infrastructure and deep stablecoin liquidity that institutions require to operate onchain.”
The launch includes partnerships with Centrifuge, Superstate, Circle, RLUSD, Ant Digital Technologies, Ethena, KAIO, OpenEden, Securitize, VanEck, Hamilton Lane, WisdomTree, and Chainlink. Supported collateral at launch spans tokenized Treasury and yield funds from Superstate, Circle, Centrifuge, and VanEck.
Chainlink provides the core data layer for Horizon, beginning with Onchain NAV — a feed that delivers real-time net asset values of tokenized funds to support automated overcollateralized lending. Roadmap features include Proof of Reserves and SmartAUM integrations for enhanced transparency.
Aave Labs initially unveiled Horizon in March as part of a broader institutional RWA strategy under Avara, the parent entity. With more than $25 billion in RWAs already tokenized onchain but often siloed, Horizon aims to unlock their utility as collateral for stablecoin liquidity.