This Ethereum Startup Is Building a ‘DeFi Firewall’ for Institutional Investors

As the crypto market has taken a turn for the worse, institutional investors are phasing out their investments in Ethereum. The digital asset had been the victim of multiple outflows that had tanked its total AuM (Assets under management) and this trend has continued this week. Instead of moving to a larger competitor, Bitcoin, institutional investors are now moving to networks that are in direct competition with Ethereum. Big Money Leaves Ethereum To Algorand Algorand is one of the leading competitors of Ethereum which has been making waves in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Due....

The rise of crypto custody continues as more institutional investors seek exposure to Bitcoin, Ether and decentralized finance. Decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet and browser extension MetaMask has partnered with three crypto-focused custodians as part of a broader effort to attract more institutional capital to the digital asset market. On Tuesday, the company announced new partnerships with BitGo, Qredo and Cactus Custody centered around MetaMask Institutional — a new product offering that gives institutional investors access to the large sums of collateral in the DeFi market.....

Ethereum has recently made its way into the radar of institutional investors. More big money has been flowing into the digital asset in recent months following the success of decentralized finance (DeFi). With this much money coming in from institutional investors, the value of ETH has seen significant growth in the past couple of months. Data shows that institutional investors are getting into Ethereum as early as possible, eliminating the possibility of “missing the bus” when the cryptocurrency eventually becomes an important part of traditional finance markets. Ethereum being more....

At the moment, most of the decentralized finance services run over the Ethereum network. In Bitcoin land, DeFi is almost non-existent. However, there’s a case to be made for it. And Atomic.Finance started the conversation with an article about how and why they pivoted from building over Ethereum to the arguably biggest challenge of building […]

Ethereum is gaining favor over bitcoin in the eyes of institutional investors. The price of the latter has been seen as being too high, prompting investors to look for other crypto investment options to gain exposure from. The expanding real-world use cases of Ethereum have also helped to further its case as the preferred crypto […]