In this episode of the Applied Blockchain Podcast, Adi Ben-Ari speaks with Clarisse Hagège, CEO & Co-founder of Dfns, board member of the MPC Alliance, and one of Europe’s leading voices in digital asset security, about the future of wallet infrastructure and why the next decade of blockchain will be defined by secure, programmable digital custody.
With a background spanning Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole CIB, and three advanced degrees in economics and finance, Clarisse combines deep institutional experience with a builder’s mindset. Today she leads Dfns, a cybersecurity company pioneering next-generation wallet infrastructure powered by MPC and API-based key management.
Together, Adi and Clarisse explore, but not limited to:
• Why wallet infrastructure is becoming the critical layer for Web3 adoption
• The shift from private keys to MPC, distributed signing, and hardware-free security
• How custody and authentication are converging into programmable, automated architectures
• Why enterprises are demanding bank-grade security for digital assets
📚 Resources Mentioned
• Dfns: Next-gen wallet infrastructure: https://www.dfns.co
• MPC Alliance: Global standards for multiparty computation
• Research and discussions on wallet security, MPC vs HSMs, and institutional digital asset architecture
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