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Institutional perspectives on digital asset yield, regulatory developments, and infrastructure shaping the future of capital allocation.

Keynote

26 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

How Stablecoins Are Reshaping Institutional Settlement in 2025

Stablecoins now settle cross-border transfers in seconds that legacy rails take days to complete. Japan's SMBC is already piloting a Cosmos-based settlement layer for the Hong Kong-Japan corridor.

Jonas Levanas

Editorial

Keynote

26 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

A Holistic DeFi Risk Assessment Framework for Institutions

A protocol with a reputable audit, investor backing, and frequent industry recommendations just lost $93 million anyway. The culprit wasn't a smart contract bug. It was an external manager who lost everything.

Jonas Levanas

Editorial

Research

12 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

The State of Institutional Yield: 2026 Outlook

An in-depth analysis of how capital allocators are repositioning portfolios around onchain yield strategies, with data from 120+ institutional investors surveyed across five markets.

DAYS Research

Editorial

Regulation

8 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

MiCA Implementation: What Allocators Need to Know

The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation is now fully operational. We break down the compliance requirements and opportunities for institutional yield products.

Legal Advisory Board

Compliance

Institutional Considerations for Lido ST Vaults and Delegated Staking

Roughly 70% of staked Ethereum sits locked with no liquidity access. Lido's upcoming ST Vaults aim to change that, letting asset managers select specific node operators while still minting stETH.

23 Jan 2026

Panel3 min read

Top Institutional Yield Factors From Wallet Segregation to 21-Day Unstaking

Digital Asset Treasuries are now trading at 10–15% discounts to NAV, a sharp reversal from the premiums they once commanded. Unlike ETFs, DATs lack arbitrage mechanisms to close that gap.

23 Jan 2026

Panel3 min read

Evaluating Opportunities & Risks of AI Agents in On-Chain Yield Generation

One million financial transactions executed while users slept. That's the claim from Giza, whose AI agents now manage positions for 10,000 active users with a reported 2x profitability edge over static strategies.

15 Jan 2026

Panel3 min read

5 Hidden Risks in DeFi Yield Strategies Institutional Allocators Should Assess

Onchain borrowers can access ETH at 2–2.5% on protocols like Aave, a rate attributed to a lender base less sophisticated at pricing this type of risk than traditional banks.

14 Jan 2026

Workshop4 min read

Key Forces Shaping Institutional On-Chain Yield After the Genius Act

Circle now pays over half its revenue directly to Coinbase, yet Circle recently surpassed Coinbase in valuation. That inversion signals where margin is migrating in digital assets.

12 Jan 2026

Workshop3 min read

5 Risk Controls Institutions Need for On-Chain Yield After Stream Finance Exploit

A $93 million off-chain lending exposure that "went away" without clear disclosure to depositors — Stream Finance's XUSD collapse underscores a structural gap in DeFi yield products.

15 Dec 2025

Infrastructure5 min read

Digital Asset Custody Is No Longer the Bottleneck

Institutional-grade custody solutions have matured. Here's how the landscape has shifted and what it means for allocators evaluating digital asset exposure.

3 Mar 2026

Institutional Yield7 min read

Beyond Staking: The Next Generation of On-Chain Yield

Restaking, liquid staking derivatives, and real-world asset tokenisation are creating new yield vectors. A framework for evaluating risk-adjusted returns.

25 Feb 2026

Event Recaps4 min read

Miami 2026: What to Expect at the Opening Summit

A preview of the keynote themes, confirmed speakers, and networking format for the inaugural 2026 DAYS event in Miami.

20 Feb 2026

Research10 min read

Allocator Sentiment: Digital Assets in Institutional Portfolios

Our annual survey of 200+ pension funds, endowments, and family offices reveals shifting attitudes toward digital asset allocation and yield strategies.

14 Feb 2026

Institutional Yield6 min read

Building Risk Frameworks for DeFi Yield Exposure

How institutional risk teams are adapting traditional frameworks to evaluate smart contract risk, protocol governance, and liquidity dynamics.

8 Feb 2026

Regulation5 min read

Singapore's Digital Asset Framework: A Model for Asia

MAS continues to refine its regulatory approach to digital assets. We examine the implications for institutional participants across APAC.

1 Feb 2026

Infrastructure7 min read

Tokenised Treasuries: From Experiment to Standard

With over $15B in tokenised US Treasury products, the infrastructure is mature. How are allocators integrating these instruments into yield portfolios?

25 Jan 2026

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