Institutional DeFi

S&P (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Compound’s Enterprise Arm Receives S&P Credit Rating in DeFi First
The iffy B- grade applies to Compound Treasury, a platform promising 4% yield for USDC-denominated business accounts.
S&P (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The MetaMask Institutional booth at Paris Blockchain Week 2022 (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
MetaMask’s Institutional Arm Makes Push for DAOs With New Custody Deals
The ConsenSys-owned wallet provider says it want to bring “all organizations on planet earth into Web 3.”
The MetaMask Institutional booth at Paris Blockchain Week 2022 (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fireblocks and Fintech Major FIS Bring DeFi to Capital Markets
FIS’s client list of 6,400 asset managers, banks and brokers will have access to platforms like Aave Arc with more institution-friendly DeFi pathways to come.
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Aave’s Push for Institutional DeFi Gets Second KYC Provider Proposal
Security token platform Securitize is looking to join Fireblocks in offering ID tools for Aave Arc.
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"Walkyrien" (1905) by Emil Doepler (Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons)
Valkyrie to Launch $100M ‘On-Chain DeFi Fund’
The fund will get yield from lending, liquidity pools, farming and staking, said the asset manager’s director of DeFi.
"Walkyrien" (1905) by Emil Doepler (Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons)

MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet application on a smartphone arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 7.6% from last week to $29.40 billion, according to data compiled by DeFi Pulse. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images
MetaMask Adds Custodians BitGo, Qredo, Cactus in Push for Institutional DeFi Users
The three firms will support different segments of the market – from small DAOs to multibillion-dollar crypto funds.
MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet application on a smartphone arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 7.6% from last week to $29.40 billion, according to data compiled by DeFi Pulse. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The offices of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London. (Getty Images)
DeFi Custodian Trustology Gets Green Light From UK’s FCA
The march toward institution-friendly DeFi continues.
The offices of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London. (Getty Images)

R3 (Shutterstock)
R3, Once Banking’s Blockchain Bet, Is Spinning Up a DeFi Token
As DeFi looks to compliance, “enterprise blockchain” sees an opportunity.
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Civic Technologies CEO Chris Hart (Civic)
Why Civic Technologies Is Building DeFi Identity Tools on Solana
Solrise Finance will host the Civic Pass, which aims to make DeFi chime with institutions.
Civic Technologies CEO Chris Hart (Civic)

DeFi's adoption requires more grassroots activity, says Chainalysis.
DeFi Adoption Is Still Far From Mainstream: Chainalysis
A new report from the blockchain-sleuthing firm says DeFi has been "powered by experienced cryptocurrency traders and investors."
DeFi's adoption requires more grassroots activity, says Chainalysis.