DeFi assumes everything happens atomically. Most real assets don't. Deposit tokens, receive shares in the same transaction.
28 May 2026, 06:05
š DeFi assumes everything happens atomically. Most real assets don't.
Deposit tokens, receive shares in the same transaction. ERC-4626 codified this into the DeFi default. But it breaks the moment you bring offchain settlement, NAV calculations, or institutional redemption cycles onchain.
Jeroen Offerijns, CTO of Centrifuge Labs, discusses async settlement, ERC-7540, and why it's the baseline for institutional-grade asset management onchain.
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