Why DeFi’s Next Trillion Will Come From Institutions

Aya Kantorovich is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder at August and Upshift.

In this episode, we explore how Aya's team is building institutional-grade infrastructure to unlock the next wave of capital into DeFi. Plus, how everyday users can earn the same curated, risk-managed yield as institutions!

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
8:02 - Building August, an institutional platform for crypto
14:02 - What’s needed for institutional investors to come onchain?
18:29 - Adoption comes from superior financial products
24:53 - Big TradFi money will next wave of adoption
30:06 - Better backend management is necessary for DeFi
34:59 - Sponsor break
35:40 - Composability is why DeFi beats CeFi
40:51 - Why more institutional investors choose Ethereum
46:01 - Sponsor break
47:40 - Using DeFi is where you uncover real edge
55:39 - Top vaults on Upshift
58:37 - Roadmap for August and Upshift
1:01:00 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Upshift website: https://www.upshift.finance/
► August website: https://www.augustdigital.io/
► Upshift on X: https://x.com/upshift_fi
► August on X: https://x.com/august_digital
► Aya on X: https://x.com/aya_kantor

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