Institutional investors are changing their approach to Bitcoin returns, seeking methods akin to traditional finance rather than higher-risk strategies. According to Odaily, Thomas Chaffee, co-founder of GlobalStake, noted that fully collateralized, market-neutral strategies are now replacing DeFi or smart contracts, rekindling interest among institutional investors. Chaffee highlighted that previously, due to risks associated with smart contracts, leverage, and opaque strategies, institutional investors found the risk-reward ratio of BTC yield products unreasonable. As infrastructure evolves, hedge funds and financial departments are gravitating towards familiar deployment methods that offer compliance and risk control systems. Richard Green, head of Rootstock Institutional, also observed that BTC holders increasingly desire their assets to generate returns.