Crypto Asset Managers 4x DeFi Holdings This Year
Crypto asset managers have significantly grown their holdings on blockchains since the start of the year, while institutions are increasingly using decentralized finance as a back-end to their services, according to a new report.
“A new class of ‘crypto-native’ asset managers is emerging,” the analytics platform Artemis and DeFi yield platform Vaults said in a report on Wednesday.
“Since January 2025, this sector has grown its onchain capital base from roughly $1 billion to over $4 billion.”
The report said asset managers are “quietly deploying capital across a diverse range of opportunities,” giving the example of major firms having locked in nearly $2 billion in the decentralized lending and borrowing platform Morpho…
