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After a few volatility cycles, I’m starting to see RWA differently. A lot of DeFi yield in previous markets was structurally circular. Emissions funded APY. APY attracted liquidity. Liquidity supported price. When incentives slowed, reflexivity reversed. RWA-backed models shift the source of return. Instead of token inflation, it’s off-chain credit or structured lending generating cashflow. I’ve been reviewing 8lends as a case study. Their positioning is straightforward: RWA-backed lending with fixed monthly payouts, structured more like credit exposure than liquidity …
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RWA looks less like a narrative and more like capital rotating down the risk curve
· r/CryptoMarkets
· Mar 4, 2026