Blockchain Lending Boom: Tokenized Private Credit Nears $14B in Active Loans

Fri Jun 20 2025
Tokenized private credit has overtaken Treasuries in DeFi’s RWA sector, with $13.88B in outstanding loans and $25B originated. Here's what it means for the future of finance.

💳 Blockchain Lending Boom: 14B in Tokenized Private Credit Is Just the Beginning

Move over, U.S. Treasuries — onchain private credit is becoming DeFi’s quiet powerhouse.


💰 What the Hell Is Tokenized Private Credit?

Imagine old-school loans — like the ones from hedge funds and non-bank lenders — turned into digital tokens on a blockchain.

These aren’t just JPEGs. They’re real-world debt instruments that:

  • 🧾 Pay interest
  • 🔁 Can be traded
  • 🏦 Used as collateral
  • 🔍 Tracked transparently onchain

It’s like taking Wall Street debt and making it programmable, decentralized, and liquid 24/7.


📊 The Numbers Don’t Lie

As of now:

  • 🔹 13.88B in active tokenized private credit
  • 🔹 25B in total loans originated
  • 🔹 Surpassing tokenized Treasuries (which are at 7.38B)

This isn’t a niche anymore. This is the largest RWA category in DeFi.


👑 Who's Dominating?

One name runs the show:

  • 🥇 Figure — 12.78B (⚡ 92% of the market)

But there’s a rising squad:

  • 📈 Tradable – 4.72B (on ZkSync Era)
  • 🌐 Maple Finance – 3.38B
  • 🧠 TrueFi – 1.72B (Ethereum OG)
  • 🚀 PACT – 1.08B (Aptos-native)

Others in the mix: Centrifuge, Goldfinch, Creditx, Curve Finance.


🔍 Why It Actually Matters

The traditional private credit market = 1.6 trillion The tokenized version? Still under 1%.

But that’s changing fast — because tokenization fixes what’s broken in TradFi:

  • 🔓 Opens access to big-ticket loans
  • 💸 Fractionalizes debt for retail and global investors
  • ⏱️ Cuts costs using smart contracts
  • 📊 Adds transparency with real-time metrics

No more black-box debt markets. This is credit on your terms.


🚀 The Future Is Composable Credit

The rise of tokenized private credit signals a shift:

👉 From centralized, gated markets 👉 To open, programmable lending ecosystems

Protocols aren’t just issuing loans — they’re rebuilding credit rails for the Web3 world. And with hundreds of millions added monthly, this is the beginning of a lending boom that could reshape global debt markets.


🧭 TL;DR

💳 Tokenized private credit just hit 13.88B in active loans 👑 Figure leads with 92% of the market 📈 Sector has originated 25B in total 🔓 Offers liquidity, transparency, and access TradFi can’t 🚀 Still <1% of the 1.6T private credit market = massive upside

DeFi’s next big frontier isn’t memes — it’s debt.

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