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Figures

The data behind the work, drawn. Each figure is dated and sourced, with its table and a downloadable image.

Does not count: A live feed. Each figure is dated to the day it was read.

RWA perps

Where the open interest sits.

Nearly three quarters of RWA perps open interest is on centralized exchanges 13 November 2026

Of $13.35b in open interest, $3.55b sits on decentralized venues. There, public equities hold about 45%.

All RWA perps open interest, $13.35b

Decentralized venuesCentralized exchanges

Decentralized venues only, $3.55b, by asset group

Public equities$1.6b
Precious metals$551.5m
Equity indices$496.9m
Oil$294.8m
Equity ETFs$196.6m
Fiat currencies$182m
Private equity and venture$171.9m
AI and compute infrastructure$48.7m
Natural gas$21.4m
Industrial metals$14.4m
Table
Asset groupOpen interest, decentralized venues
Public equities$1.6b
Precious metals$551.5m
Equity indices$496.9m
Oil$294.8m
Equity ETFs$196.6m
Fiat currencies$182m
Private equity and venture$171.9m
AI and compute infrastructure$48.7m
Natural gas$21.4m
Industrial metals$14.4m
All groups, decentralized venues$3.55b
All venues$13.35b
DefiLlama RWA perps, as of 13 November 2026. defillama.com/rwa/perps Download as an image (PNG)

Does not count: The market, read from onchain data alone. Decentralized venues carry about a quarter of RWA perps open interest. A tracker that reads only them misses the other three quarters.

Used in DeFi

Three of the measures I defined, on one scale.

About an eighth of onchain real-world assets is used in DeFi 13 November 2026

Most of what’s onchain is also in user hands. Very little of it is put to work.

Onchain Market Cap$34.41b 100%
Active Market Cap$30.48b 88.6% of onchain
DeFi Active TVL$4.19b 12.2% of onchain

12.2% utilization, DeFi Active TVL over Onchain Market Cap

Table
Measure13 November 2026
Onchain Market Cap$34.414b
Active Market Cap$30.481b
DeFi Active TVL$4.191b
Utilization12.2%
DefiLlama RWA dashboard, default view, as of 13 November 2026. Definitions: Onchain Market Cap, Active Market Cap, DeFi Active TVL, Utilization. defillama.com/rwa Download as an image (PNG)

Does not count: Onchain as in use. About $1 in every $8 of real-world assets onchain is deployed in DeFi. The rest is simply held, much as it would be off chain.

The record

What I published, and when other people picked it up.

Published first, picked up after August 2025 to November 2026

Month by month, from joining DefiLlama to now.

Joined DefiLlama

Aug 2025

“What is mNAV?”, DL News

Sep

“The Digital Asset Treasury Playbook”, DL News

Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan 2026
Feb
Mar
Apr

CriptoNoticiasSpanish-language coverage of the RWA data

May

Pantera Capital, Q1 2026 editionAdopts DeFi Active TVL

Jun

Citi InstituteMarket size sourced to DefiLlama, p. 19

Vella, Pennella, and BallandiesarXiv paper, DefiLlama as selection criterion

Jul
Aug 2026

CryptoSlateRuns DeFi Active TVL as a column heading

Went independent

Sep

Pantera Capital, September 2026 editionCredits me by name again

Indexed podcast

Oct
Nov
Each entry sits in the month it was published. Sources are on the main page. Download as an image (PNG)

Does not count: Overnight adoption. Six months passed between the second article and the first pickup. Then six pickups landed between April and September 2026.

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