Four DeFi protocols—Sushi, Curve, USD0, and Sentora—discuss launching on Stellar and advancing toward institutional adoption. The panel explores what DeFi should preserve (permissionless infrastructure) versus abandon (scams, immature tokenomics), and identifies barriers to RWA adoption: deep liquidity, risk assessment, and insurance mechanisms.
Four major DeFi protocols and infrastructure builders—Sushi (AMM), Curve Finance (stablecoin DEX), USD0 (cross-chain USDT network), and Sentora (lockup vaults)—discuss why Stellar is an attractive alternative to EVM ecosystems for DeFi expansion and institutional adoption. The panel examines what the industry should preserve from early DeFi's spirit: permissionless design, transparency, and accessibility for the unbanked. They identify what should be abandoned: scams, unclear governance token utilities, and immature systems that create hidden risks. As DeFi matures, superior products will win. Tokenized real-world assets are objectively better than traditional brokerage—faster settlement, 24/7 markets, lower barriers. But mass adoption requires three critical components: deep on-chain liquidity to enable efficient entry and exit, institutional-grade risk assessment infrastructure, and insurance mechanisms to protect user capital.