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RWA Loan Securitization Dashboard
Crypto-backed loans just entered the $188M ABS market. Ledn proved Bitcoin collateral can be securitized. Gold is next.
Major Milestone
$188,000,000
First Bitcoin-Backed Loan Securitization (ABS)
Ledn
Issuer
Feb 2026
Announced
First Ever
Milestone
ABS Market
Destination
$24B
On-Chain RWAs
+$4B this year
$365B
Backing Assets
15x over-collateralized
$5,152
Gold Price (oz)
+74% YoY
$188M
Ledn ABS Deal
First of its kind
The Bridge: DeFi Meets TradFi
⛓
DeFi Origination
On-chain lending with crypto collateral, instant settlements, global access
↔
Ledn's $188M ABS
🏦
TradFi Capital
Institutional ABS buyers, pension funds, insurance companies
Collateral Evolution
₿
Bitcoin
Proof of concept complete
First Securitization
Feb 2026
Deal Size
$188M
Issuer
Ledn
30-Day Volatility
~45%
Institutional Ready
✅ Proven
Next Wave
◈
Gold
The logical next step
Projected Timeline
2026-2027
Estimated Market
$500B+
Potential Issuers
RealWorld, Paxos
30-Day Volatility
~12%
Institutional Appeal
Higher (lower vol)
📣 Market Signals to Watch
France:
Now permits crypto-backed Lombard loans (effective April 2025). European regulatory momentum building.
India:
RBI easing gold loan regulations for NBFCs in February 2026. Major market opening up.
Nexo:
Returned to US market but fined $500K in California. Compliance matters more than ever.
RWA Tokenization:
$24B on-chain backed by $365B in assets. The gap is closing.
Gold-backed loans are the next trillion-dollar opportunity.
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Bitcoin proved the model. Gold will scale it.