Panther Hollow launches investment bank focused on tokenized assets and DeFi
Panther Hollow Ventures has launched an investment bank targeting institutional participants in the crypto market. The new business will combine venture investing, yield strategies, and protocol development for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Panther Hollow was co-founded by former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) attorney Eric Schwartz and fintech executive Jacqueline Escobar. The firm aims to accelerate Web3 development and strengthen links between the blockchain industry and traditional finance, The Block reported.
According to Schwartz, Panther Hollow combines the functions of an investment bank, an investment fund, and a brokerage firm, with a focus on building regulated infrastructure for tokenized asset markets.
The company plans to develop projects across Ethereum, Canton, Solana, and Starknet, with a particular focus on lending, repo, and derivatives protocols.
Panther Hollow targets protocol development
Unlike traditional venture capital firms, Panther Hollow said it intends to go beyond funding startups by taking an active role in their development.To support that strategy, the company will launch three investment initiatives: an early-stage fund focused on crypto and AI infrastructure, a yield strategy fund combining private credit and DeFi, and a dedicated investment strategy for the Starknet ecosystem.
Panther Hollow is also developing the Stark Rates protocol and plans to launch accelerator programs for projects building on the networks mentioned above.
Bridging DeFi and traditional finance
According to Schwartz, the idea for Panther Hollow emerged during the crypto winter that followed the collapse of FTX, when the founders began accepting equity stakes in startups instead of legal fees.The company believes the next phase of DeFi growth will require closer integration with the traditional financial system.
That view is shared by analysts at Standard Chartered, who forecast that assets in the DeFi sector will grow 37-fold to $2.7 trillion by 2030. The bank expects tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and the continued expansion of the crypto-native economy to be the main growth drivers.
Earlier, Standard Chartered initiated coverage of the Aave protocol and projected that the AAVE token could reach $3,500 by 2030.
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