Aya Kantorovich
@aya_kantor
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Co-Founder & Co-CEO @august_digital powering @upshift_fi | Fmr Founding Team @FalconXnetwork, prev @PanteraCapital opinions are my own | pfp @crypto_coven
Joined March 2013
Institutions have been quietly coming on-chain in size and they're doing so using August. August has processed $7B in monthly volume, originated $400M loans while supporting 13+ blockchains, 250+ tokens, and 70+ protocols. We've been heads down the past two years building.
1/ We’re thrilled to announce that August has raised a $10M Series A to continue bringing institutions on-chain 🎉. The round was led by @dragonfly_xyz with participation from @6thManVentures, @robotventures, @ForesightVen, SCB Ltd, @Maven11Capital, @fintech_io and several high
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There is no better time to build in DeFi than now. Excited to speak with folks from Morpho, MEV Capital, eOracle who are all working with Upshift to build out the next evolution of onchain finance. RWAs, tokenization, oracles, vaults, curators - we'll.
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Earning yield in DeFi is not as easy as it once was. The flow on Upshift makes it simple:. 1. Deposit into a vault e.g. High Growth ETH which runs a strategy used by instituions.2. The vault tokenizes that strategy into a receipt token representing your deposit position.3. Use.
The hgETH Frontier Market is live on @eulerfinance. Deposit into Upshift vaults and compose your receipt tokens across DeFi. Maximize your yield.
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Just in time for Crypto Week in D.C. 🤝.
Institutional yield has arrived to Euler Frontier. @Upshift_fi has chosen Euler to launch their isolated, ungoverned lending market for hgETH:. - $20,000 incentives.- 5x Upshift points (deposit hgETH).- 2.5x Upshift points (deposit WETH)
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Will be hosting a discussion this Wednesday with @kugusha @YoniKesel and @GilgameshODs on where DeFi is headed. Hint: vaults, yield, stablecoins and where we're headed next.
On Wednesday 6.30pm UTC, we're discussing the state of tokenization and composability in DeFi. RSVP: - @MorphoLabs recent tokenized ACRED vault with Securitize and Apollo.- @eoracle_network experience powering critical oracle infrastructure for
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upUSDC now live as collateral on @MorphoLabs. We've spoken to hundreds of users over the last year about what they want to see when it comes to DeFi yield farming. 99% said "Give me more composability". This is the next stage of Upshift. Our priority is to offer more ways for.
LIVE: Borrow against your upUSDC on @MorphoLabs. The upUSDC/USDC market is now live on Morpho, with $164M+ liquidity supplied from @mevcapital curated USDC vault. To deploy reliable and high-fidelity price-feeds, we work with @eoracle_network so redemptions and liquidation can
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There simply is no comparable market to Korea – excited to speak in September at KBW 🎉.
Introducing @aya_kantor, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of @august_digital, to #KBW2025: IMPACT!. Hear her insights on what institutional-grade analytics and transparency mean for the next era of crypto. 📍 Sept 23–24 | Walkerhill, Seoul.🎟 #KBW #KoreaBlockchainWeek
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upUSDC already earns base yield by lending to institutional borrowers. Now 9.56% APY for holding PT upUSDC on Pendle --> composability ramping up. More.
Upshift x @pendle_fi: upUSDC. The new upUSDC Pendle pool is live, maturing on 2 October - with a 10x Upshift points multiplier instead of the previous 5x. ✳️ What is upUSDC? Where does the yield come from?.→ Upshift vaults tokenize institutional yield strategies.→ upUSDC earns
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Our goal is to maximize the return of every asset onchain. It is still too difficult for users to earn the best quality DeFi yields. Most users, frustratingly, default to safe but simple lending APYs or, worse, keep their assets idle in wallets. We've spent the last 8 months.
Upshift Season 2:. Season 1 took us to $350m in vault deposits. Season 2 is where we tokenize the highest yields in DeFi 🧵
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Composability is what makes DeFi cheaper and easier to use than centralized platforms today. @eoracle_network 🤝.
We're excited to announce that @eoracle_network now supports price feeds for two Upshift receipt tokens: upUSDC and hgETH. Composability is coming to Upshift:
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RT @ekang426: gmom brunch in nyc by @asiangirlboss x @ericaplanet was the best start of the New York trip!. What a group of beautiful power….
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Catch some institutional alpha while speaking to THE institutional blockchain at the top of the hour ⏰.
Institutions aren’t just dipping their toes—they’re diving in. DeFi access was complex. Now @aya_kantor of @august_digital is unlocking institutional access to multiple DeFi protocols. Lydia Chiu of @BlizzardFund & @BreevieGotRekt go live to unpack how it’s being unlocked, here
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Gm Friday . Excited to deepen our commitment to @0xHyperBeat and the HyperEVM ecosystem with our newest integration with @Okto_wallet . With over 10k @HyperliquidX traders, @Okto_wallet 🤝 @upshift_fi to find more utility for $HYPE. Hyperliquid. Hyperzone. Hype.
How do you participate?. ✳️ Go to the Hyperzone section of @Okto_wallet.✳️ Deposit $HYPE or $uBTC into Upshift.✳️ You will earn 5x Upshift points until 27 June, after which points will be multiplier by two to reach 10x.
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RT @SKDeFi: Demystifying institutions in DeFi. Institutions in crypto are not only interested in ETFs. But they will not buy your dead bags….
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RT @Nick_van_Eck: Tune in with @aya_kantor, @ShiliangTang, and @HadickM. Who will Stripe acquire next?.
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Tomorrow @ 1pm-1.45pm ET. RSVP to join: Tune in to our discussion around the future of DeFi, stablecoins and institutions coming onchain.
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This took me 3 minutes. Stormtroopers are using @upshift_fi and filmmaking & video content creation will never be the same.
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The first time I met @DeFi_Dad was in 2018—no prime liquidity aggregators, fragmentation everywhere, and platforms struggling to hit 70% uptime. Today, users can access yield 24/7 in just a few clicks. We've come a long way. We still have work to do, but seeing Robinhood,.
🎙️ New @edge_pod . 🏦 Why DeFi’s Next Trillion Will Come From Institutions. 0:00 - Intro.8:02 - Building an institutional platform for crypto.14:02 - What institutional investors need onchain?.18:29 - Adoption follows superior financial products.24:53 - Big TradFi will be next
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RT @CarlKVogel: Why would you run complex onchain strategies when you can park you capital in @august_digital pools that do the same thing?….
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