Onboarding Friction for Institutional DeFi — Still a Bottleneck?
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Been exploring several avenues to get more substantial institutional capital properly integrated into DeFi yield strategies, specifically for some of the higher-value protocols. We're talking more than just retail-sized allocations here, where the typical MetaMask/Ledger route isn't sufficient for internal compliance and reporting.
The main friction point continues to be the onboarding process with some of the more regulated on-ramps or specialized DeFi prime brokers. KYC/KYB is understandable, but the variability in documentation requirements, processing times, and often the sheer lack of clarity on what's actually needed for specific entity types (trusts, foundations, various corporate structures) remains frustratingly inconsistent. It feels like some providers are still very much in a beta phase for handling institutional clients, even if their underlying tech stack is robust. This translates directly into delays in capital deployment and missed opportunities for our LPs.
Anyone else experiencing similar headaches on the operational side when trying to bridge the institutional-DeFi gap? Are there specific types of partners or processes that you've found to be particularly efficient or surprisingly cumbersome? Looking for practical experiences rather than just theoretical discussions.