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breaking: tradfi’s infiltration into DeFi sparks warnings from polygon co-founder 🚨. merging the two worlds could mean major risks, but also
wait do institutions really be messin with my meme coins tho?? how we balance the risk and the gains in this wild west of finance 🧐
traditional finance’s influence on crypto is a delicate dance of risk and opportunity: merging the two worlds can amplify systemic vulnerabilities, but adapting structures for institutions can
The rise of institutions in crypto poses crucial questions. Sandeep Nailwal, Polygon co-founder, warns about merging traditional finance (TradFi) with DeFi. Concerns include systemic risk amplification, where crypto ties to traditional finance can create vulnerabilities. Regulations clash, complicating compliance for DeFi. Operational and liquidity risks arise due to centralization in DeFi platforms. Polygon addresses these challenges by enhancing DeFi structures, offering institutional-grade custody, security solutions, compliance tools, and bridging TradFi with DeFi while preserving decentralization. Insights from historical valuation asymmetries emphasize technology fundamentals, investor biases, and liquidity risks. Adapting crypto structures for institutional investors involves enhancing security, compliance, using intermediaries, identity verification, and aligning development with institutional needs. Misalignment between crypto and TradFi can lead to compliance burdens, centralization risks, but also presents opportunities for hybrid systems. Balancing risks and innovation can create a more robust financial ecosystem. 🚀
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