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Sign InAmid the growing institutionalization of decentralized finance, DeFi risk management firm Gauntlet has announced raising $125 million in a Series C funding round. Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings served as the sole investor in this round, signaling significant institutional confidence in critical DeFi infrastructure. The capital injection is earmarked for expanding services in tokenization and automated vaults, sectors Gauntlet anticipates will outpace the growth of stablecoins.
This investment occurs as venture capital interest in crypto infrastructure rebounds, with SBI Holdings maintaining an aggressive expansion strategy in digital assets, mirroring moves by peers like Nomura’s Laser Digital. Per market data, this sole-investor round highlights the strategic importance of risk-optimization platforms in securing large-scale decentralized protocols for institutional participation.
Regarding market performance, SBI Holdings (9984.T) stood at 6421 JPY at close 2026-07-10. Investors are monitoring how this strategic commitment influences the group's fintech valuation, especially following recent Japanese economic data which showed a 3.7% month-over-month increase in household spending, potentially buoying the broader domestic financial sector.