Citadel Securities Turns Against DeFi While Pouring $500 Million into Ripple

Citadel Securities has taken a dual stance in crypto, publicly opposing regulatory exemptions for decentralized finance (DeFi) while co-leading a $500 million investment in Ripple. The move highlights a growing divide between institutional support for compliant blockchain infrastructure and skepticism toward fully decentralized protocols. Citadel’s Push Against DeFi Loopholes Citadel Securities submitted a formal letter to the SEC on December 2, 2025. In the letter, the capital markets firm opposes carve-outs for DeFi platforms trading tokenized US equities source: https://beincrypto.com/citadel-opposes-defi-investment-ripple/