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The primary challenge for institutions to participate in DeFi is with risk management and KYC/AML requirements. DeFi introduces new challenges in addition to financial risk
Lending rates on centralized lending desks have been influenced by the demand to generate yield from liquidity mining
Centralized lending markets work between institutions and DeFi protocols to redirect risk to e.g., crypto funds who are willing to take on protocol risk
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