Bridging traditional finance or TradFi and decentralized finance or DeFi comes with great challenges, like regulation.
SilentSwap, a cross-chain aggregator that sources liquidity from multiple decentralized platforms, is working to solve this challenge.
On SilentSwap, institutional investors can engage with DeFi‘s products and services without exposing their sensitive financial data, which is crucial for those who need to protect proprietary information, safeguard customer data, and maintain competitive strategies in an increasingly data-sensitive and regulated environment.
CI caught up with CEO and a recognized professional in the crypto space, Shibtoshi to talk about some of these developments. While the DeFi space has come a long way in the past 5 years, there is still room for growth and improvement. Given the current state of DeFi, Shibtoshi touched on several different topics that are relevant in today’s web3 space.
Our discussion with Shibtoshi is shared below.
Crowdfund Insider: With speculative meme coins losing steam, do you think it’s the turning point where DeFi’s real innovations with utility take center stage?
Shibtoshi: Absolutely. The speculative frenzy around meme coins has always been a cyclical phenomenon, but what sets projects apart with longevity is their ability to evolve beyond the hype. SquidGrow was built on the belief that a meme coin can be more than just a fleeting trend—it can be a gateway to real innovation.
We’ve taken the community-first ethos of meme culture and fused it with utility-driven products that solve real problems in DeFi. SilentSwap is a perfect example of this shift. As DeFi matures, the market is demanding products that not only engage but also empower users with tangible benefits like privacy, efficiency, and institutional accessibility. The future belongs to those who can combine culture with cutting-edge solutions.
Crowdfund Insider: What challenges do you see obstructing the institutional adoption of DeFi?
Shibtoshi: The biggest hurdle for institutions is the trade-off between transparency and privacy. Traditional finance operates within a structured regulatory framework that mandates compliance, but DeFi, by nature, is open and permissionless. This means institutional players hesitate to enter the space due to concerns over exposing sensitive financial strategies, competitive trade movements, and client confidentiality.
Additionally, liquidity fragmentation across multiple chains and protocols creates inefficiencies. Institutions need seamless execution and deep liquidity pools—challenges that current DeFi structures struggle to address. SilentSwap was designed to bridge this gap, providing privacy-preserving financial infrastructure that ensures compliance standards for institutional adoption.
Crowdfund Insider: With increasing regulatory involvement, how do you think DeFi maintains its core principles while becoming institution-friendly?
Shibtoshi: We view regulation as a potential catalyst, not a constraint—so long as it is justified and does not hinder innovation or the fundamental values that DeFi represents. Global regulatory frameworks for DeFi are becoming more defined, particularly in key regions like the United States, Switzerland, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
Our approach is to remain agile, aligning with regulations that aim to protect consumers and prevent manipulation—principles we also support.
By prioritizing privacy, accessibility, and interoperability, we help build trust and credibility, opening the door to institutional collaboration and broader adoption. At the same time, while adapting to evolving compliance standards, we remain firmly committed to the foundational principles of DeFi: privacy, security, non-custodial design, and decentralization.
Crowdfund Insider: How does SilentSwap ensure true financial privacy for institutional investors while maintaining regulatory compliance?
Shibtoshi: At SilentSwap, we see privacy not as a one-size-fits-all solution but as a spectrum. Financial privacy means different things to different organizations depending on their industry, jurisdiction, and operational needs. That’s why we’ve built SilentSwap to be flexible, scalable, and fully customizable.
Through our modular SDKs and APIs, businesses can integrate privacy into their workflows in ways that align with both internal policies and external compliance requirements—all within a trustless, non-custodial, and regulation-aligned environment.
Crowdfund Insider: With liquidity fragmentation being a major challenge in DeFi, how does SilentSwap tackle that?
Shibtoshi: SilentSwap addresses liquidity fragmentation by aggregating liquidity across multiple chains and simplifying the user experience into a single, seamless flow. Users can initiate a private swap from one asset on one chain to another asset on a different chain without needing to bridge or interact with multiple protocols manually.
Behind the scenes, SilentSwap handles complex routing logic, optimizes for liquidity and slippage, and ensures the transaction remains non-custodial and private from start to finish. By abstracting the fragmented layers of DeFi into a unified interface, we allow users to focus on strategy—not infrastructure—while maintaining full control and confidentiality over their actions.
Crowdfund Insider: Financial privacy can be interpreted as secrecy or illicit activity. How do you tackle that challenge?
Shibtoshi: That perception stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of what privacy truly represents in the digital age. Privacy isn’t about secrecy—it’s about protection, strategy, and control. In high-stakes, competitive industries, information asymmetry is a strategic edge. Alpha is often about timing and discretion. When sensitive data—like transaction history, holdings, or strategic positioning—is exposed on-chain, it can easily be exploited by competitors, bots, or malicious actors. That’s not just a privacy issue; it’s a business risk.
At SilentSwap, we provide trustless, non-custodial, and private cross-chain interactions that ensure confidentiality without compromising decentralization. Our solution empowers users—individuals, traders, and enterprises alike—to operate securely and strategically in Web3, where transparency should never come at the cost of competitive integrity. Privacy is not the enemy of compliance—it’s the foundation of a safer, smarter financial future.
Crowdfund Insider: What’s your long-term vision for SilentSwap, and how do you see it shaping the next phase of DeFi?
Shibtoshi: Our vision is to establish SilentSwap as the go-to privacy solution for on-chain activity—enabling institutions, businesses, and investors to operate securely and strategically across chains.
SilentSwap V1 is already live, offering private, non-custodial, cross-chain transactions—without compromising decentralization or compliance. With V2, we’re expanding support to more chains and unlocking broader capabilities to meet the growing demands of enterprise-grade use cases.
Ultimately, we aim to become the leading infrastructure provider for on-chain privacy—powering secure, customizable, and compliant solutions for businesses across DeFi.