Morpho (MORPHO)

Morpho just raised $175M — the largest round in DeFi history — and it was done via the $MORPHO token. Co-founder @MerlinEgalite will join us to get into the raise, institutions piling in, curator risks, and what's next for DeFi. Live today, 11am ET 👇 https://t.co/beN0qB6JJj

Morpho just raised $175M — the largest round in DeFi history — and it was done via the $MORPHO token. Co-founder @MerlinEgalite will join us to get into the raise, institutions piling in, curator risks, and what's next for DeFi. Live today, 11am ET 👇 https://t.co/beN0qB6JJj

Morpho just raised $175M — the largest round in DeFi history — and it was done via the $MORPHO token. Co-founder @MerlinEgalite will join us to get into the raise, institutions piling in, curator risks, and what's next for DeFi. Live today, 11am ET 👇 https://t.co/beN0qB6JJj

In the ongoing period on a sectoral basis Borrowing ; $Morpho , $aave , $syrup Stablecoin : $Pendle RWA : $Ondo , $cfg, syrup, $zbcn BTC above : $STX and projects using its network Dex : $Uni, $Cake , $hype , $aero $GMX L2 $Arb What I wrote are already proven ventures; the reason I write them is not that they are extremely good and I put them in a basket. Many of these projects are already in my possession, but while researching, small projects that have the “good execution” factor can make a difference. For example, MORPHO stood out with cross‑borrowing and flexible pools; when looking at DeFi altcoins with a more GEM‑style borrowing, you need to see who improves it a bit further. AAVE existed before; Morpho tweaked it and moved it to the Base network, and it’s an altcoin I’ve been talking about for months that gave more than 2x returns. Another example is ZBCN, which I’ve held for a while and it yielded good profits; the team took micro‑features from all RWA projects, scaled them up, and turned them into a protocol. Payments, transfers, provisioning.

We are in the early stages of an era where only a handful of real protocols will survive, and they will forever change how the entire DeFi sector is perceived. The result? Global DeFi adoption at scale. @morpho raised $175M in a round co-led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit, with participation from Apollo Funds, Circle Ventures, and VanEck. The conversation in serious capital circles is no longer about whether credit moves onchain. It is about who builds the infrastructure that carries it there. Morpho already has $11B+ in deposits. Institutional clients include Bitwise, Galaxy, and Anchorage Digital. Major exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance are actively using it. These are the largest and most risk-averse players in crypto running real capital through this protocol every single day. That detail matters more than the headline number. Anyone can raise money early, but... Protocols that actually have this kind of client base at this stage are rare. Now think about what this round mean

Morpho is becoming the default DeFi lending rail for institutions. Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitwise are all using it for their products: → @coinbase powers its crypto-backed loans on it → @krakenfx's "DeFi Earn" runs on Morpho → @Bitwise curates lending vaults on it directly The reason why is quite simple. Once a market goes live on @Morpho, the rules are immutable. @aave is built around shared lending markets. In comparison, Morpho is more modular: each market can have its own collateral, risk parameters, and curator. That's why institutions are drawn to it. They can launch markets on Morpho on their exact terms. Great perk to have in a TradFi cycle.

Morpho raised $175M in the largest fundraise in DeFi history Full details and more raises on today's letter: https://t.co/P8ClV5DCUr