# DeFi's Next Users May Never Know They Are Using It

A protocol chief executive argues the front-end application will control the customer relationship while decentralized systems operate out of sight underneath.

- Published: 2026-06-19T10:44:33.270Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-19/defi-s-next-users-may-never-know-they-are-using-it
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/defis-next-institutional-wave-may-come-from-users-who-never-see-it-ceo-of-katana/)

For years, decentralized finance (DeFi) tried to bring users on-chain. The next phase may hide the chain entirely. Matt Fisher, chief executive of the DeFi protocol Katana, told CryptoSlate that the next institutional wave could come from u…

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