Aave Horizon, @aave’s new institutional initiative, has adopted Chainlink SmartData, starting with NAVLink feeds, to enable institutional investors to borrow against tokenized real-world assets. This establishes the foundation for a broader integration strategy of Chainlink services into Aave Horizon, including Proof of Reserve and SmartAUM to enhance risk management. Built on the Aave Protocol, Horizon bridges institutional tokenized assets and DeFi markets by enabling overcollateralized lending against qualified tokenized RWAs within an institutional-grade compliance framework. By securing its lending markets with high-quality Chainlink data infrastructure, Aave Horizon can support overcollateralized stablecoin loans onchain against U.S. Treasuries, credit, and equities as collateral. This initiative is a major milestone in the inevitable convergence of traditional capital markets and onchain finance, with Chainlink and Aave bringing the reliability and composability of onchain infrastructure to the institutional asset ecosystem.