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'DeFi is not dead,' it’s going mainstream with AI agents, crypto executives agree
Key takeaways
- DeFi is “an inevitable future," said Yoni Assia, co-founder and CEO of eToro, dismissing claims that DeFi is fading, much less dead.
- “There’s $100 billion on lending markets or more,” Assia said. “The technology stack is mind-blowing, and it’s being battle-tested all the time.”
- Much of the discussion focused on how AI agents are accelerating interest in crypto-native financial infrastructure.
DeFi is “an inevitable future," said Yoni Assia, co-founder and CEO of eToro, dismissing claims that DeFi is fading, much less dead. The technology underpinning lending protocols and smart contracts is already proving itself at scale, he argued.
“There’s $100 billion on lending markets or more,” Assia said. “The technology stack is mind-blowing, and it’s being battle-tested all the time.”
Much of the discussion focused on how AI agents are accelerating interest in crypto-native financial infrastructure.
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