Institutional DeFi Lending Surges Past $80 Billion as Banks Build On-Chain Treasuries
Institutional adoption of DeFi lending protocols surges past $80 billion TVL in 2026.
Crypto coverage that skips price prediction. What is left is more durable anyway: regulatory decisions, custody and exchange infrastructure, institutional participation and the mechanics of how these markets actually clear.
Regulation is the through-line, because it determines what is possible for everyone else. A licensing regime or a custody rule reshapes the industry far more than a rally does, and on a much longer timescale.
For businesses, the practical questions are narrow — whether to accept crypto payments, how holdings are taxed, and what the reporting obligations are.
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