Why RWA Is the Endgame for DeFi: How Novastro Is Securing a First-Mover Advantage 🔽

—— DeFi Growth Challenges

Over the past few years, DeFi enjoyed explosive expansion, but its growth has recently slowed. Macroeconomic uncertainty and security incidents have shaken market sentiment, and multiple trackers report a sharp pullback in TVL:
•DappRadar: Q1 2025 DeFi TVL fell 27% quarter-on-quarter to about $156 billion.
•DefiLlama: As of April 2025, total DeFi TVL stands at just $94.65 billion—only 70% of December’s high.
•Ethereum: TVL on Ethereum dropped 37%, to $96 billion.

Innovation fatigue and declining liquidity have created a development bottleneck for DeFi.

⸻ RWA: The New Growth Driver

•Bridging TradFi & Crypto
RWA brings institutional-grade assets on-chain, merging traditional finance with blockchain.
•“Seamless Integration”
Experts predict that bonds, equities, and government securities will be integrated directly onto public ledgers.
•Massive Market Potential

Compared to purely on-chain assets, RWA offers real cash flows and stable, long-term yield profiles—exactly what DeFi needs to break out of its growth plateau.

As a Layer 2 chain built for RWA, Novastro combines multiple tech and ecosystem differentiators:
•MoveVM + EigenLayer AVS
High scalability via MoveVM’s parallel asset operations, plus Ethereum-level security by restaking through EigenLayer AVS.
•Native Stablecoin $RUSD

•AI-Driven Risk Management
Real-time monitoring and evaluation of on-chain RWAs using machine learning models to optimize yields and control risk dynamically.
•Digital Twin Container (DTC) Compliance
Every physical asset is mapped to an on-chain “digital twin” with automated pre- and post-trade compliance checks for full audit transparency.
•Strong Funding & Community

⸻Team Background

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Singapore (11–50 employees), Novastro’s core team includes:

Ex-CTO of Oddz Finance and Bhavish Finance; former software engineer at Uber with deep blockchain and fintech expertise.

Veteran crypto marketer and content strategist.

Lead engineers and protocol architects responsible for core development and security.