Gauntlet, which helps institutions and crypto companies allocate their digital assets, raised a $125M Series C from Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings
THE SO WHAT
A $125M Series C into Gauntlet from SBI is a bet that risk‑curated DeFi exposure is becoming an institutional product category, not a niche tool. If you touch digital assets, assume counterparties will expect simulation‑grade risk analytics as table stakes, not a nice‑to‑have.
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