2021-3-1 15:32 |
In order for DeFi to have access to institutional actors, it will need to adapt. But by adapting, it might lose some of its core tenets. origin »
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The cryptocurrency market closed August with a blend of corrections, record-breaking gains, and accelerating institutional activity. According to a report by Cryptorank, Bitcoin saw a moderate pullback, Ethereum touched fresh highs, and DeFi protocols achieved unprecedented growth, showcasing the sector’s evolution toward real utility and institutional adoption.
2025-9-10 11:05 | |
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The following is a guest article from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. As Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high earlier this year, driven by institutional interest, many expected a similar surge in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
2024-12-15 23:07 | |
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The lack of institutional adoption in DeFi is mostly due to capability limitations, not just regulatory uncertainty, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, IntoTheBlock.
2024-9-4 18:55 | |
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Custody provider Trustology has announced the launch of a new firewall that permits institutional DeFi market participants to use smart contracts across protocols without any increase in latency or loss of ease and security.
2020-9-24 10:46 | |
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How risky do you like it? Wallet shop Trustology is launching a "DeFi Firewall" to help institutional investors dabble in decentralized finance.
2020-9-24 16:00 | |
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As high-interest rates bring more focus from institutional investors and VCs to the DeFi space, there has been a growing concern over the sustainability and viability of platforms offering such lofty returns.
2020-8-24 12:35 | |
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The biggest gainer of 2020 Aave (LEND) has hit a new all-time high today at $0. 58. The 27th largest cryptocurrency by market cap of $736 million that has recorded 6,380% returns YTD is in the double-digits green today.
2020-8-18 22:57 | |
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Indian crypto exchange WazirX plans to attract current users and institutional investors with its market maker protocol.
2020-8-15 16:12 | |
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We sat down with Alex Batlin, founder and CEO of Trustology—an award-winning custodial wallet provider — to get his perspective on the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector, and why Trustology is in a prime position to facilitate institutional entry into the industry.
2020-8-8 16:00 | |
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We sat down with Alex Batlin, founder and CEO of Trustology—an award-winning custodial wallet provider — to get his perspective on the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector, and why Trustology is in a prime position to facilitate institutional entry into the industry.
2020-8-8 16:00 | |
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Curv, the crypto custody startup, is using the Compound protocol to help institutions earn passive income on their crypto assets. The startup has gained popularity among asset managers, exchanges, and other institutional clients.
2020-7-18 21:04 | |
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Though the Compound-led decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is rapidly growing, it’s still very small compared to the traditional multi-trillion financial services industry. This may soon change, however. Compound and Curve...
2020-7-17 15:35 | |
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Coinspeaker Curv Integrated with Compound to Onboard Institutional Investors in DeFiThanks to the integration with Compound, Curv’s customers “no longer need to let their digital assets sit idly”.
2020-7-17 14:23 | |
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In an announcement on Wednesday, confirms a $3 million investment in Aave Protocol, the third-largest DeFi app in total locked value. Framework Ventures and Three Arrows Capital directly purchased LEND tokens from the Aave Protocol Treasury, showing increasing interest from institutional investors in the DeFi industry.
2020-7-17 21:03 | |
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Ethereum’s having an envious year. The blockchain for all blockchains is seeing advancements in DeFi, institutional investments, and even government interest. With such massive potential, analysts say the protocol is vastly undervalued – especially if on-chain data is considered.
2020-5-28 15:00 | |
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BeInCrypto recently met with Mik Mironov, a partner at SMC. Capital. We discussed the future of fundraising through institutional investors and IEOs, as well as emerging trends in the DeFi sector.
2020-4-28 05:10 | |
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The security platform for institutional digital assets Fireblocks has made the announcement that it’s integrating the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for lending Compound, which is the second Ethereum (ETH) application in the world.
2020-3-18 23:25 | |
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Digital asset transfer platform Fireblocks announced today it has integrated with Compound, marking the first-ever institutional implementation of multi-party computation (MPC) on a DeFi protocol.
2020-3-18 17:00 | |
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Digital asset security platform Fireblocks has partnered with Compound to be a branch for institutional players to put assets on the network
2020-3-17 16:45 | |
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Synthetix Network, a financial dApp that allows users to invest in synthetic assets, has raised capital from Framework Ventures and a number of other undisclosed investors. With DeFi surging, many institutions are finally seeing a potential paradigm shift and investing in these protocols.
2019-10-31 00:00 | |
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With tokenized event contracts now live on Solana, Kalshi is stepping directly into territory dominated by Polymarket and other decentralized platforms. The race just got a lot more interesting.
Ripple Labs closed a $500 million strategic funding round in 2025 at a $40 billion valuation, led by Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities with participation from Brevan Howard, Marshall Wace, Pantera Capital, and Galaxy Digital.
October closed roughly 4% down for Bitcoin, yet venture funding hit $5. 1 billion in the same month, the second-strongest month since 2022. According to CryptoRank data, three mega-deals account for most of it, as October defied its own seasonal mythology.
Sui, a prominent Layer 1 blockchain platform, has announced a collaboration with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi protocol partly owned by President Donald Trump. This partnership aims to foster a more open and transparent financial ecosystem.
Tether Investments announced a minority stake in Juventus Football Club. The move follows the unveiling of a long-term strategy designed to integrate digital assets, payment solutions, artificial intelligence, bitcoin mining, and biotech into traditional industries.
Venture capital (VC) giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is scaling back its high-profile push into the UK crypto market, as reported by The Financial Times, to refocus its efforts on the US under President Donald Trump’s administration.
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted that spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are outperforming many traditional investment vehicles by their impressive start to 2025. Balchunas shared data showing the funds have amassed $4.