“I think we’ll be at 100% when you have those kinds of pie charts to show the percentage of client money or institutional capital that is in a DeFi system versus a TradFi system,” he said.
“I think there are going to be charts like this in 2030,” he said, emphasizing that the charts will look similar to ones showing the percentage of the treasury market to stablecoins. While he said it still isn’t a huge percentage, it starts the momentum.
“As that percentage gets bigger, I think people then start saying, oh okay, wow, this percentage of all institutional capital is now in this blockchain-based form,” he said.
“Then you go from the early adopters to mainstream,” he added.
Related: UAE’s new financial law pulls DeFi and Web3 into regulatory scope
DeFi lending protocols have seen significant momentum recently, driven by growing institutional adoption of stablecoins and tokenized assets.
According to recent Binance Research, DeFi lending protocols have increased by more than 72% year-to-date, rising from $53 billion at the beginning of 2025 to over $127 billion in cumulative total value locked.
“I think there are going to be charts like this in 2030,” he said, emphasizing that the charts will look similar to ones showing the percentage of the treasury market to stablecoins. While he said it still isn’t a huge percentage, it starts the momentum.
“As that percentage gets bigger, I think people then start saying, oh okay, wow, this percentage of all institutional capital is now in this blockchain-based form,” he said.
“Then you go from the early adopters to mainstream,” he added.
Related: UAE’s new financial law pulls DeFi and Web3 into regulatory scope
DeFi lending protocols have seen significant momentum recently, driven by growing institutional adoption of stablecoins and tokenized assets.
According to recent Binance Research, DeFi lending protocols have increased by more than 72% year-to-date, rising from $53 billion at the beginning of 2025 to over $127 billion in cumulative total value locked.