The future of decentralized finance and what needs to be done to promote widespread adoption were questions posed to a panel at the Blockchain Foresighters’ Conference.
According to Boris Alergant, head of these markets at Ripple Lab, a “killer app” for users will be required to advance the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry to a point where it attracts a wide audience.
The remarks by Alergant were delivered during a panel titled “The Future of Decentralized Finance” on Tuesday at the Blockchain Futurist Conference, which Cointelegraph reporters in Toronto, Canada, covered live.
Along with Alergant, other panelists included Teller Finance CEO and co-founder Ryan Berkin, FLUIDEFI co-founder and CEO Lisa Loud, and Aventus Ventures CEO Kevin Hobbs. He says that when we look at a couple of years, we should realize that institutions are investing more in DeFi.
DeFi In Search For A Killer App To Go To Next Level: Says Ripple Exec
The panelists agreed that centralized financial institutions would eventually drive the adoption into the mainstream. According to Alergant, the expansion will probably result from a user-friendly CeFi software that promotes DeFi services.
The Ripple executive also explained how the DeFi and CeFi sectors would soon collaborate to offer users banking services. They said that it would be a supplement and a complement at the same time to CeFi. Ultimately, they do not realize if the trade was done with a DeFi account or a centralized exchange.
The largest annual blockchain and crypto event is held in Toronto, Canada, where the Blockchain Futurist Conference is currently taking place until Wednesday. Despite having spoken at the Korea Blockchain Week just two days prior, Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, is anticipated to speak at this year’s event.
