Data Sources

Every upstream provider powering OpenReal's dashboards. All sources currently in production are free-tier; no paid API keys are required.

Primary data partner

Powered by DefiLlama

All on-chain TVL, per-protocol historical, stablecoin supply, peg accuracy, chain breakdowns, and protocol logos are sourced live from DefiLlama's free public APIs.

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Real-World Asset (RWA) reference data

DefiLlama Protocols API

Aggregate TVL for every RWA protocol — covers BlackRock BUIDL, Ondo, Circle USYC, Centrifuge, Spiko, Tether Gold, RealT, xStocks, and ~140 other tokenized RWA issuers. Includes per-chain breakdown, 24h/7D change %, parent protocol (Securitize, etc.), and CDN-hosted logos.

Free
Refresh: ~5 min (indexer)

Endpoints

  • GET https://api.llama.fi/protocols
  • GET https://api.llama.fi/protocol/{slug}
  • GET https://api.llama.fi/v2/historicalChainTvl
DefiLlama Stablecoins API

Per-stablecoin market cap, peg accuracy, chain distribution, and historical supply for 380+ stablecoins (USDT, USDC, USDS, USDe, DAI, USYC, BUIDL, USDM, USDY, …).

Free
Refresh: ~5 min (indexer)

Endpoints

  • GET https://stablecoins.llama.fi/stablecoins?includePrices=true
  • GET https://stablecoins.llama.fi/stablecoincharts/all
  • GET https://stablecoins.llama.fi/stablecoin/{id}

Icons & branding

DefiLlama Icon CDN

Protocol logos (BlackRock, Circle, Tether, Paxos, Ondo, Maple, Centrifuge, …) and blockchain chain icons (Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB, Solana, Aptos, Base, Plume, …) used throughout the league tables, asset rows, and donut charts.

Free
Refresh: Static / CDN

Endpoints

  • GET https://icons.llamao.fi/icons/protocols/{slug}?w=48&h=48
  • GET https://icons.llamao.fi/icons/chains/rsz_{chain}?w=48&h=48

News feeds (RWA-filtered)

CoinTelegraph RSS

General crypto / DeFi news feed, filtered server-side to articles matching RWA keywords (tokenized, treasury, BlackRock, Ondo, USYC, Centrifuge, Maple, Spiko, …) before display.

Free
Refresh: 30 s polling

Endpoints

  • GET https://cointelegraph.com/rss
The Block RSS

Institutional and regulatory digital asset news, filtered to real-world asset coverage.

Free
Refresh: 30 s polling

Endpoints

  • GET https://www.theblock.co/rss.xml
Decrypt RSS

Digital asset industry news, filtered to real-world asset coverage.

Free
Refresh: 30 s polling

Endpoints

  • GET https://decrypt.co/feed

OpenReal platform-internal

OpenReal Production API

OpenReal's own backend — serves authenticated user data, investment requests, transfers, KYC/KYB state, tenant branding, and existing seeded market overview / news endpoints. Used as a fallback when an upstream RWA source is briefly unavailable.

Internal
Refresh: Per-request

Endpoints

  • GET https://openreal.io/api/v1/public/market-overview
  • GET https://openreal.io/api/v1/public/market/news
  • GET https://openreal.io/api/v1/tenant/branding
Curious how these sources are combined into the metrics on each page?

See the Methodology page — it covers attribution rules, refresh cadence, and the formulas used to compute aggregate change %, yield, and holder estimates.