Gm! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Aya Kantorovich, Co-CEO of Upshift, to discuss the development of multi-chain vault infrastructure, its origins in onchain prime brokerage, and key lessons from past market failures. We cover security risks, institutional adoption, evolving regulation, cross-chain expansion, and broader trends including 24/7 markets, credit strategies, and tokenized assets.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:24) Upshift’s Vault Origin

(5:41) Customer Demand Shapes Product

(9:18) Vault Security and Risk

(17:49) Why Institutions Want Vaults

(24:53) Solana Vault Roadmap

(32:53) Avoiding Mercenary Capital

(38:32) Regulation Gets Easier

(42:46) 24/7 Markets and Perps

(56:48) Closing Comments

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