Framework Ventures co-founder says DeFi provides hope following FTX collapse • TechCrunch

FTX’s downfall will heighten the necessity for regulation but additionally pique long-term curiosity from enterprise capitalists trying to spend money on decentralized finance (DeFi), in keeping with Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures.

“It simply appears apparent that DeFi is the one approach that we are able to proceed to do a majority of these monetary providers operations within the crypto ecosystem,” Anderson stated to TechCrunch. “It provides us hope and strengthens our resolve that the issues we’re pushing for are the fitting issues to be engaged on.”

In April, Framework Ventures launched its third fund at $400 million, with about half of it earmarked for web3 gaming. Wherever from half to 70% of pitches the agency will get are gaming-related firms, Anderson stated. However the latest state of affairs with FTX has the agency “doubling and tripling down on every little thing we consider in,” which incorporates DeFi and regulation of centralized finance (CeFi).

And whereas some companies like Multicoin have seemingly misplaced capital saved on FTX’s crypto alternate, Vance Spencer, co-founder of Framework Ventures, stated the agency had no publicity.

“Regulation shouldn’t be one thing we needs to be in opposition to or stopping,” Anderson stated. “Wise regulation is smart and now that [former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried] has been faraway from the desk, we are able to transfer ahead and get extra vocal about centralized finance versus DeFi and the professionals and cons of every.”