The Future of Finance: TradFi & DeFi Reference Architecture and Component Deep Dive

The Hybrid Hypothesis for TradFi and DeFi:

Figure 1: The Future of Finance landscape, a hypothesis on the convergence of TradFi and DeFi

Hybrid landscape map below with links to all posts on each layer and component of the TradFi and DeFi architecture:

Section 0. Industry standards and regulatory guidance.

Section 1. Infrastructure.

• 1a: TradFi Infrastructure - Digital Assets, Permissioned & Enterprise Blockchains, and Data Center & IT infrastructure

• 1b: Hybrid & Shared Infrastructure

• 1c: DeFi Infrastructure

  • Component Deep Dive: Digital Cash (Stablecoins, CBDCs, Bank Tokenized Deposits) - (pending)

Section 2. Platforms, protocols & integration.

• 2a. TradFi Platforms

• 2b. Hybrid & Shared Platforms

  • Component Deep Dive: Digital Identity & Social Recovery

• 2c. DeFi Platforms

Section 3. Applications, institutions & products.

• 3a. TradFi Applications

• 3b. Hybrid & Shared Applications

• 3c. DeFi Applications