Traditional financial giants bet on crypto lending: New asset tokenization strategies by $4 trillion asset management firms

2025-12-17 13:38:13

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【ChainNews】An interesting development has emerged in the asset management circle. EquiLend, which manages $4 trillion in lendable assets, recently made a strategic minority investment in the crypto lending platform Digital Prime Technologies.

What is the focus of this investment? It mainly centers on Tokenet, an institutional lending network. Both parties plan to introduce new features—particularly regulated stablecoins as collateral.

A detail worth noting: EquiLend explicitly states that this investment is not a transformation or shift, but an adaptation to the wave of asset tokenization. In other words, it is a move to go with the flow.

On a deeper level, this reflects a trend—the acceleration of integration between traditional finance and digital asset markets. The once clearly separated worlds now see infrastructure such as lending, collateral, and liquidity beginning to interconnect. The role of stablecoins as a bridging link is becoming increasingly clear, and regulated stablecoins have become key to institutional cooperation.

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MidnightSeller

· 12-17 14:07

Hmm... EquiLend is really at its limit this time, finally entering the circle These traditional financial giants are still pretending not to care, but they've actually been unable to sit still for a long time Using stablecoins as collateral, in plain terms, the line between CeFi and DeFi is becoming increasingly blurred With $4 trillion in institutional funds coming in, can small investors still stay on the sidelines? Laughing to death In this game of asset tokenization, not participating would actually be a loss

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MEVHunterX

· 12-17 14:07

The big players with $4 trillion are also starting to tokenize, and traditional finance can no longer sit still. Traditional finance has been holding back on RWA for too long, and now they are finally catching up. Basically, they are being forced to embrace Web3. Using stablecoins as collateral? This idea should have been around a long time ago; why are they only realizing it now? EquiLend's move is truly smooth; investing a minority stake and emphasizing it's not a transformation... Alright everyone, this is what you call "going with the flow." The era of interconnected lending infrastructure is truly here, and there will be more and more such operations in the future.

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MEVHunterBearish

· 12-17 14:06

Hmm... The move by EquiLend is actually betting on asset tokenization becoming a reality. The giants with a market cap of 4 trillion USD are starting to use stablecoins as collateral. Honestly, it's quite interesting. Traditional finance is really gradually encroaching on Web3. Is this another wave of retail investors being exploited? Stablecoins as a bridge? I think it's more like a joke. Instead of shifting, EquiLend is integrating more deeply, which is a smart move. Traditional finance and the blockchain world are finally going to play together; it was about time. Looking at it, it seems stablecoins might truly become an entry point. This wave of integration is happening a bit quickly; I wonder what regulators think.

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PaperHandsCriminal

· 12-17 13:51

Haha, here we go again. The traditional giants are finally dropping the act and jumping in to play with stablecoins.

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OnchainFortuneTeller

· 12-17 13:42

The big players with $4 trillion are starting to go low-key in their布局— is this wave of融合 really coming? --- Traditional finance is still pretending not to see the on-chain world, but they’re secretly投钱 in—interesting move. --- Using stablecoins as collateral... means giving TradFi a pass to enter the market, and there's really no turning back now. --- Going with the流势, or in nicer terms, only daring to move when the风向 shifts. --- I just want to know when these $4 trillion will truly go on-chain; right now, it’s probably all just试水. --- EquiLend’s move is quite稳, no need for a big转向—small布局 can secure a position, a smart play. --- 融合,融合—has been said for three or five years, but has actual流动性 come in?

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