Decentralized Markets Set to Lead Crypto’s Next Growth Phase
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has significantly evolved since the volatile hype of the 2020 DeFi Summer. Initially driven by experimentation and high-yield incentives, the sector now stands on more solid ground after years of maturation and market consolidation. According to Rachel Lin, co-founder and CEO of SynFutures, the crypto landscape is undergoing a quiet yet substantial transformation. The challenging bear markets of 2023 and 2024 filtered out weaker DeFi projects and pushed surviving platforms to sharpen their focus on robust infrastructure and practical adoption. This evolution is particularly noticeable in decentralized exchanges (DEXs). As the failures of centralized entities like Celsius,












