Restaking was just the beginning. Symbiotic's co-founder on building the collateral markets layer that RWAs, credit, and insurance all run o

Restaking was just the beginning. Symbiotic's co-founder on building the collateral markets layer that RWAs, credit, and insurance all run o

July 2, 2026 · 23 min

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Misha Putiatin discusses the evolution from restaking to collateral markets and the implications for DeFi.

Most tokenized real world assets still take 60 to 180 days to redeem. Most restaking protocols lock capital in silos that can't work across chains. COLLATERAL MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURE is what fixes both — and Symbiotic is building the layer that credit, insurance, and RWA liquidity are already running on. Misha Putiatin, Co-Founder and CEO of Symbiotic, breaks down why the restaking label undersells what Symbiotic is actually building, how Core V2's capital facilities let committed capital stay enforceable while earning yield between settlement events, and why immutable, permissionless infrastructure is the only design that institutions can actually trust. From how Symbiotic Instant Liquidity enables T+0 atomic settlement for tokenized assets with no pre-funded inventory, to why Cap Labs, Nexus Mutual, and Midas are all building on the same shared infrastructure — this is a clear look at what collateral markets actually mean for DeFi in 2026. You'll learn: Why Symbiotic moved beyond restaking to collateral markets — and what that distinction changes for builders and capital allocators How Core V2 capital facilities work: vault capital that stays enforceable while deployed to Morpho…

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