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Morning Edition · Friday, June 19, 2026
DeFi's Next Institutional Wave May Come From Users Who Never Know They Are Using It
Katana's chief executive argues the front-end application will control the customer relationship, with credit cards and fintech apps quietly routing activity onto decentralized infrastructure.
For years, decentralized finance (DeFi) pursued growth by drawing users on-chain to interact with protocols directly. Matt Fisher, chief executive of Katana, argues the next phase will reverse that approach, with users reaching DeFi through…
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