Tag: institutional adoption

Chainlink's $380M DeFi Play: Is This the Bridge to Institutional Adoption?

07/03/2025

Chainlink's $380M DeFi Play: Is This the Bridge to Institutional Adoption?

While the DeFi world is popping, institutional adoption is still a frustratingly slow boil. We hear about some interest here, the sporadic pilot program there, some timid funding allocation, but the dam hasn’t burst. Why? That’s all because institutions desire certainty and DeFi—embattled with its namesake Wild West image—hasn’t always...

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