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        "rendered": "<div data-gtm-locator=\"articles\" data-v-0ccfa88e>\n<article id=\"article-232912\" data-v-0ccfa88e>\n<p itemprop=\"description\" data-v-0ccfa88e> Crypto market maker DWF Labs\u2019 fund has been earmarked for dark pool DEXs, decentralized money markets, and yield-bearing products. <\/p>\n<div data-v-0ccfa88e><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" ><img  loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=1434\/https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-11\/019ac25f-6e1f-7c61-82a7-92f31766ee66\" alt=\"DWF Labs launches $75M fund for \u2018institutional phase\u2019 of DeFi\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div data-v-0ccfa88e>\n<div data-v-0ccfa88e>\n<p>Crypto market maker and Web3 investment firm DWF Labs says it is investing up to $75 million in decentralized finance projects that could support institutional adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The firm shared its announcement via X on Wednesday, saying the fund will support projects with \u201cinnovative value\u201d propositions that can scale to support large-scale adoption.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initiative will target blockchain projects building dark-pool perpetual DEXs, decentralized money markets, and fixed-income or yield-bearing asset products, [&#8230;]\u00a0areas the firm believes are poised for major growth as crypto liquidity continues its structural migration onchain,\u201d DWF Labs said.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">As part of the announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/genius-act-legitimizes-stablecoins-institutional-adoption\">DWF Labs managing partner<\/a> Andrei Grachev emphasized the importance of building DeFi infrastructure \u201cwith real utility\u201d that can <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/defi-lending-rises-72-institutional-rwa-collateral-adoption\">support institutional demand<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">\u201cDeFi is entering its institutional phase,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cWe\u2019re seeing real demand for infrastructure that can handle size, protect order flow, and generate sustainable yield.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fund will focus on projects built across Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Solana, as well as Coinbase\u2019s Ethereum layer-2 Base.<\/p>\n<figure>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-11\/019ac310-9ce5-78bf-83c2-a569d71e7ea5\" title><figcaption><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DWFLabs\/status\/1993730583826993319\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DWFLabs\/status\/1993730583826993319\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DWFLabs\/status\/1993730583826993319\"><em>DWF Labs<\/em><\/a><em>  <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alongside capital injections, DWF Labs will also offer support in ways such as \u201cTVL and crypto liquidity provisioning, hands-on go-to-market strategy and execution support,\u201d access to partnered exchanges, market makers, infrastructure providers and institutions in crypto.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>DeFi\u2019s future potential\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">At the time of writing, there is currently over $120 billion worth of total value locked across all DeFi projects as per DefiLlama <a href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">data<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/coinbase-venture-arm-shares-9-crypto-innovations-it-seeks-support-2026\"><em><strong>Coinbase reveals 9 crypto ideas it wants to bankroll in 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It reached its peak back in \u201cDeFi Summer\u201d of 2021, at around $175 billion, and also recently almost climbed back to that high again last month, after circling $166 billion before the <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/market-crash-no-long-term-fundamental-implications\">Oct. 10 market crash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite DeFi initially being a niche area designed as a decentralized alternative to traditional finance, some believe that centralized institutions will play a key role in helping the sector go mainstream.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18230177\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Speaking with MN Capital founder Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe in a video published to YouTube on Tuesday,<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/defi-global-adoption-regulation-institutional-funds-chainlink-founder\"> Chainlink co-founder<\/a> Sergey Nazarov said that \u201cI think we\u2019re about 30% of the way 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