04-05, 16:20–16:40 (Europe/Zurich), Verge Stage
Overview of Ethereum staking trends, market structure and impact of institutional inflows. Proposal to encourage institutional allocators to rely on decentralized protocols over centralized counterparties.
We will explore the Ethereum staking market, its current structure and various players, and what the potential impact could be of large inflows of institutional capital. We will propose that institutional use of decentralized liquid staking protocols instead of concentrated counterparties can mitigate many of the risks of market concentration and maintain Ethereum's security. We will provide and overview of various approaches existing institutions use to this effect.
adcv is a co-founder and Chef at Steakhouse Financial, the leading crypto-native CFO-for-DAOs company and professional stablecoin experts with engagements at major DAOs such as MakerDAO or Lido DAO. Previous experience including M&A advisory and investment banking, turnaround manager for a small business, various corporate finance roles. Studied engineering and in general a bit too much.