Bitcoin and Ethereum to become commodities in financial services, DeFi protocols to take longer for regulatory adoption
ByAinvest
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026 5:18 pm ET1min read
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Crypto Finance's CEO, Van Straten, predicts that Bitcoin and Ethereum will become standard commodities in the financial industry, while DeFi will take 5-10 years to gain regulatory clarity. Traditional institutions lag behind crypto-native platforms due to regulatory uncertainty, while Crypto Finance benefited from Europe's MiCA framework. The company is expanding into Latin America, starting with Brazil, and expects the market to trend sideways to down until Q3 2026 due to geopolitical tensions and war.
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