Kamino’s RWA Deposits More Than Double in Q1 2026

According to the update, real-world asset (RWA) deposits on Kamino rose sharply while total protocol deposits declined, lifting RWAs to more than 40% of platform deposits.

Summary

Kamino reported that its real-world asset (RWA) deposits more than doubled in Q1 2026, increasing from $570.7 million to $1.23 billion. Over the same period, total deposits on the protocol fell 18.9%. As a result, RWA markets grew to account for more than 40% of Kamino deposits, up from 15.8% at the start of the quarter. The figures point to a notable shift in the platform’s deposit mix toward tokenized and asset-backed products.

Terms & Concepts
  • real-world assets (RWAs): Tokenized representations of off-chain assets, such as debt or commodities, used in blockchain-based finance.
  • protocol deposits: Total assets supplied by users into a DeFi platform for lending, borrowing, or yield strategies.
  • DeFi (decentralized finance): Blockchain-based financial services that operate through smart contracts rather than traditional intermediaries.