Key Takeaways:
- In a Series C financing round, Gauntlet raised $125 million under the leadership of SBI Holdings.
- The funding will grow stablecoin infrastructure and new on-chain products.
- The transaction is a sign of institutional interest in regulated crypto solutions.
Institutional capital continues flowing into blockchain infrastructure rather than speculative assets alone. The latest funding round for Gauntlet is emblematic of a major financial firm’s faith in the tech to enable tokenized finance and stablecoin adoption.
Gauntlet Raises $125 Million to Scale On-Chain Services
Digital asset risk and optimization firm Gauntlet has capped a Series C round with $125 million from SBI Holdings via its U.S. arm. With the capital, the company will bolster the infrastructure, continue to expand stablecoin support, and speed up new on-chain products for institutional users.
We’ve closed a $125M Series C led by SBI Holdings.
The capital will support building our infrastructure across traditional capital markets, expanding stablecoin coverage, and accelerating new onchain offerings.
As institutions move onchain, we’re providing the quantitative…
— Gauntlet (@gauntlet_xyz) July 9, 2026
Broadening stablecoin coverage outside of USD and EUR is one of Gauntlet’s key priorities. The currencies under support will expand to include global demand for regulated stablecoins like the Japanese Yen (JPY) and Mexican Peso (MXN).
In addition, the company will build capabilities in AI-powered operations across the globe and continue to invest in new financial products based on the blockchain.
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Building the Infrastructure Behind Institutional DeFi
Gauntlet currently manages more than $1.5 billion in assets across its vaults and works with over 150 fintech companies and financial institutions. Rather than focusing solely on asset management, the firm provides quantitative risk analysis and optimization tools that help protocols and institutions deploy capital more safely across decentralized finance.
CEO and co-founder Tarun Chitra said tokenized vaults could become as transformative for DeFi as exchange-traded funds were for traditional equity markets. He expects tokenization and vault adoption to expand faster than the overall stablecoin market in the coming years.
SBI Doubles Down on Digital Asset Infrastructure
The SBI Holdings investment aligns with the company’s long-term goals of bringing traditional finance and blockchain finance markets together. The Japanese financial group sees digital assets as not so much an asset class as an increasing new component of global financial infrastructure.
SBI is also in the works to introduce a stablecoin pegged to the Yen in the second half of 2026 and enhancing its digital asset business as regulations keep evolving.
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Regulation Supports Institutional Adoption
Regulatory clarity is providing institutionalization with greater support, SBI said, such as the U.S. GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act. As other banks and asset managers seek to go on-chain, so does the company. They believe reliable risk management and transparent infrastructure will be key.
Expansion Targets Global Tokenization
Gauntlet is looking to use SBI’s global network to grow through Asia and other world markets. As settlement and treasury management start to go on the blockchain, the company predicts demand from banks, fintech services and stablecoin issuers, and tokenization platforms will continue to rise.
With this, Gauntlet’s new funding provides increased backing for the company to cement its status as one of the primary infrastructure providers for the next wave of institutional tokenized finance and stablecoins.
