Bitcoin lenders at Consensus Miami 2026 said crypto lending must look and feel more like traditional banking if it wants institutional capital to keep flowing in.

Bitcoin lenders at Consensus Miami 2026 argued that the future of crypto lending does not lie in making finance more decentralized. It lies in convincing institutional borrowers that bitcoin-backed credit can behave predictably enough to resemble the system they already trust.

Alexander Blume, founder and CEO of Two Prime, said institutional borrowers often reject crypto-native structures not because they oppose bitcoin, but because the operational complexity surrounding DeFi is difficult to justify to boards, risk committees, and shareholders.

“The moment you start trying…