Japanese securities firm SMBC Nikko Securities announced that it is embarking on the development of a regulatory-compliant DeFi infrastructure for Japanese investors with Ethereum (ETH) core developer Nethermind. Uniswap Labs (UNI), Base, and Nyx Foundation are also participating. They plan to develop a 'DeFi Gateway' consisting of a liquidity provision protocol and its own liquidity pool. The main tasks are: △development of AI-based agent-type vaults and interfaces △application of AML/CFT and investor protection features using Uniswap v4 hooks △development of liquidity provision strategies for digital assets such as stablecoins and real-world assets (RWA). The target completion date for development is mid-2027.
