Aave adopts Chainlink 24/7 price feeds for tokenized assets

Aave has integrated Chainlink’s new 24/7 price feed service into its Horizon institutional lending platform. This implementation allows for the continuous valuation of tokenized real-world assets (RWA), such as heavily traded U.S. equities, during weekends and market holidays when traditional stock exchanges are closed.

The service functions by transitioning from standard 24/5 data during active market sessions to quotes from multiple perpetual futures venues during non-trading hours. This methodology aims to provide a continuous pricing curve, utilizing derivatives market data to mitigate the solvency risks associated with stale pricing during market closures.

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov stated that the integration enables the platform to reliably value RWA collateral around the clock, enhancing the potential for institutional 24/7 lending. The move addresses a critical gap in decentralized finance, where the inability to update collateral prices during weekends can disrupt liquidation mechanisms and risk management.