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EtherFi’s Next Act: Stocks, Loans, and Global Banking | Mike Silagadze
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- Aug 14, 2026
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Summary
EtherFi is expanding from a crypto-native neobank into a broader financial account built around DeFi. Mike Silagadze joins David to break down the next version of the product, including tokenized stocks and metals, Aave V4-powered credit, yield-bearing balances, global fiat rails, and a much more normie-friendly experience. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near-pod 🔑BITKEY | GET 10% OFF USE CODE: BANKLESS | #bitkeypartner https://bankless.cc/bitkey ✈️COINBASE ONE CARD | EARN 5% BACK IN BITCOIN https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one-card 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 EtherFi’s Next Act 4:20 Stocks, Yield, and Credit 9:48 Building Beyond the Crypto Casino 16:05 Tokenized Assets and Aave V4 22:03 How EtherFi’s Lending Market Works 26:32 EtherFi Summer and What Comes Next 30:05 From Fiat Rails to Crypto Payments 37:05 ETHFI Buybacks, Privacy, and the Endgame --- RESOURCES Mike Silagadze https://x.com/MikeSilagadze --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures