Dfns

Dfns was founded in 2019 by Clarisse Hagège, a former banker at Goldman Sachs, BAML, and Crédit Agricole. While advising on an ICO, she saw firsthand why institutions struggled with digital assets: the private key. One piece of data lost could mean everything lost.

With over a decade in global finance, Clarisse recognized the paradox. Blockchains promised freedom, but without safeguards they left users exposed. Dfns was created to solve this problem by building enterprise-grade wallet infrastructure that makes digital assets secure, compliant, and usable at scale.

Finance is leaving old databases behind and rebuilding itself on blockchains. Legacy systems kept money locked in silos, blockchains break them open so value can move like email—instant, global, interoperable. This is the new financial internet. But it needs secure infrastructure.

Dfns is the programmable operating system for digital assets: one orchestration layer where developers and operators can connect to any blockchain and critical service to move funds securely, stay in control, and remain compliant.

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