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Aave V4 on Base now accepts Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks tracking Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla as collateral for USDC loans. The Equities Hub is available to eligible users outside the U.S. in permitted jurisdictions, with the stocks restricted to collateral use at launch.
The market opens with an approximately $29 million collateral cap across the seven equities, a $32 million USDC supply cap and a $21 million USDC borrow cap. Collateral factors range from 65% to 79% by stock. Chainlink provides onchain pricing through its tokenized equity feeds.
Why it matters
The launch gives tokenized equities a role beyond holding or trading: eligible users can deposit them and borrow against them in DeFi. Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov has described tokenization’s challenge as go-to-market rather than technology, and said institutional participation could bring demand for onchain borrowing.
Aave’s Hub and Spoke design groups the equity collateral in one market with a single USDC reserve, while setting risk parameters for each stock and isolating issues affecting one equity from the others. The market operates around the clock.
Market impact
The initial caps and collateral factors set the scale and borrowing limits for the launch. The stocks are collateral-only for now; adding more Coinbase tokenized stocks or making GHO borrowable would require governance and risk review.
Aave says it has processed $3.6 trillion in cumulative deposits and more than $1 trillion in all-time loans. The Equities Hub extends that lending infrastructure to tokenized exposure to seven major U.S. companies.
Frequently asked questions
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Which tokenized stocks can users deposit as collateral on Aave V4?
The launch includes Coinbase tokenized stocks tracking Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla.
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Who is eligible to borrow USDC against the tokenized stocks?
Eligible users outside the U.S. in permitted jurisdictions can use the stocks as collateral for USDC loans.
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What are the initial caps for the Equities Hub?
The market has an approximately $29 million collateral cap across the seven stocks, a $32 million USDC supply cap and a $21 million USDC borrow cap.
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How does Aave manage risk across the seven equities?
Collateral factors range from 65% to 79% by stock. The Hub and Spoke market sets risk parameters separately for each equity and isolates issues affecting one stock from the others.
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Can users borrow GHO or use the stocks for trading at launch?
The stocks are collateral-only at launch. Adding GHO as a borrowable asset or more Coinbase tokenized stocks would require governance and risk review.
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