The Gateway for Institutions Coming Onchain

Wallet infrastructure isn't a consumer app you download. It's the orchestration layer that lets banks, payment providers, and settlement networks read and write to blockchains without ripping out their existing systems.

Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines, Co-CEO of Dfns, breaks down what's actually required to bring institutions onchain. From supporting 50+ blockchains to navigating on-prem deployments for regulators who want mission-critical infrastructure on national soil, Dfns sits at the center of how institutional adoption is happening. Their partnership with IBM on Digital Asset Haven is one proof point. Abu Dhabi emerging as a new global liquidity hub is another. And Solana's evolution from gaming chain to payments infrastructure is accelerating it all.

Key Timestamps:
02:56 - Abu Dhabi becoming a new global finance hub
05:00 - What "wallet infrastructure"actually means beyond consumer apps
07:00 - "A wallet can turn into an entire orchestration platform"
08:00 - Why banks want infrastructure on their own soil
09:30 - On-prem vs SaaS, the tradeoffs banks are navigating
12:41 - The IBM Digital Asset Haven partnership
14:45 - "As we shift from databases to blockchains"
15:30 - IBM runs 70% of the world's financial transactions
18:00 - Three deployment models: SaaS, hybrid, fully on-prem
21:00 - Solana's evolution from gaming to stablecoin payments
22:26 - Why privacy is essential for institutional crypto
25:00 - 2026 focus: meeting legacy institutions where they are
27:30 - "Banks will have to change in many ways too, and they know it"

Recorded at Solana Breakpoint 2025.
Guest: Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines, Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Dfns
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The content of this video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice.

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