Centrifuge Brings deRWA to Stellar: Launching with $20M into deJTRSY and deJAAA

Centrifuge, the leading platform for tokenizing real-world assets, announced the upcoming launch of deRWA on Stellar, beginning with deJTRSY, the DeFi version of the Janus Henderson Short-Term US Treasury strategy, and deJAAA, the DeFi AAA-rated CLO strategy. The two funds will debut with a $20 million anchor investment, underscoring strong institutional demand for yield-bearing real-world assets.

These tokenized strategies will be deeply integrated into the Stellar ecosystem from day one, enabling distribution of institutional-grade yield products through consumer-facing apps in emerging markets. Centrifuge is expanding the range of high-quality RWAs available across major DeFi protocols on Stellar, allowing users everywhere to access the benefits of transparent, onchain finance without needing to navigate complex crypto infrastructure themselves.

Day-one partners will include:

• Aquarius and Soroswap for 24/7 trading
• Blend for lending and borrowing powered by deRWAs
• DeFIndex for yield-backed savings products

Stellar ranks #2 globally in tokenized treasuries and recorded $4.2B in quarterly RWA payment volume, reinforcing the network’s leadership in tokenized, yield-bearing assets. Together, Centrifuge’s tokenization infrastructure, vault, and yield products, combined with the Stellar networks global reach and trusted financial rails, provide a powerful foundation for the next wave of adoption.

Denelle Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, said, "Centrifuge doesn't just tokenize real-world assets—they've mastered it. They've spent years perfecting institutional-grade infrastructure that actually works. Now they're bringing that expertise to Stellar, the network for RWA infrastructure at scale. This partnership combines proven execution with unmatched technical capability—positioning us to continue to lead the way for how traditional finance transitions onchain."

Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge, added, “The future of onchain finance isn’t about speculation, it’s about real assets powering real economies. By launching deJTRSY and deJAAA on Stellar with a world-class group of partners, we’re opening new distribution channels through consumer apps across emerging markets. This is how we make crypto infrastructure invisible in the background while delivering simple savings products to the people who need them most.”

To ensure trust and transparency, Centrifuge has chosen LayerZero’s OFT Standard to bring these funds to Stellar. The OFT Standard makes these assets composable with Stellar DeFi while remaining connected across chains.

This launch highlights a critical inflection point for crypto: growth will come not only from new asset classes, but also from new distribution channels that reach people where they already are. By embedding institutional-grade RWAs directly into consumer apps across emerging markets, deRWA demonstrates how DeFi can move beyond niche communities and become a foundational layer for everyday financial access.