69 stories about Institutional from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Sep 3, 2026.
Standard Chartered is now offering Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to institutions in Dubai, integrating crypto with its existing foreign exchange platform. This marks the first time a major global bank has provided spot crypto trading in the UAE.
Total market cap shed 3.37% to $2.599T, with 24h volume at $80.1B — a marginal uptick from yesterday's $76.8B but still 58% below the $192.7B peak on August…
Laser Digital Japan has received regulatory approval to offer crypto liquidity services, marking the first such license in Japan since 2022. The move signals growing institutional interest in Japan's crypto market, with plans to expand into institutional trading services.
The watchlist prints its most structurally significant session since the data set began. BTC $69,802 (+8.6%) — the largest single-day gain since the June 11…
Citi plans to let institutional clients hold Bitcoin and traditional assets through the same custody framework, signaling growing mainstream adoption of crypto by major financial institutions.
Tudor Investment Corp. raised its iShares Bitcoin Trust stake 18.9% to 688,529 shares worth $22.9 million in Q2, while sharply cutting its call options—a shift from leveraged bets toward direct spot exposure.
Compound, a pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) lending, is pivoting to attract institutional investors after retail interest waned. The protocol has committed $52 million to this effort and appointed a new leadership team to drive the change.
SharpLink will stake 12% of its Ethereum holdings with Lido, earning yield while keeping assets liquid in DeFi. This move highlights growing institutional adoption of Ethereum staking solutions.
A major DeFi platform has abandoned its consumer app to focus on institutional clients, seeing revenue drop from $80 million to $20 million in the bear market. Its over-the-counter (OTC) lending business, now at $260 million outstanding, is growing rapidly and aims to hit $1 billion by year-end.
Ethereum's Ethereum Foundation has seen significant leadership changes and institutional adoption in its 11th year. The past year has been marked by upheaval, including a new executive director and growing interest from major financial players.
Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF has attracted nearly $400 million in assets, bucking the trend of outflows from other Bitcoin ETFs. This highlights growing institutional interest in Bitcoin despite recent market fluctuations.
LMAX, a major institutional crypto trading platform, is considering a sale or going public. The company is working with Morgan Stanley and KBW to explore these options. This move could reshape the institutional crypto trading landscape.
CoinShares is entering Europe's $30 trillion UCITS market with a new platform and a Bitcoin Mining ETF. This move aims to attract institutional investors by offering regulated crypto investment products.
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Tokenization startup Tradable plans to bring $1 billion in private credit assets to the Stellar blockchain. This move highlights Stellar's growing appeal for institutional tokenization projects.
BitGo launched new quantum-risk tools that help institutional Bitcoin holders identify and reduce potential future quantum-computing exposure in their custody wallets.
A new nonprofit called Ethereum Institutional is launching to educate financial institutions about Ethereum, aiming to serve as Wall Street's guide to crypto.
SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 today, triggering ~$4.3B in passive inflows to a company holding 18,712 BTC. This creates rules-based institutional demand for Bitcoin through corporate balance sheets.
EDX Markets, a crypto exchange for institutional investors, raised $76 million in a funding round led by SBI Holdings. The platform separates trading from custody via a central clearinghouse to minimize counterparty risk.
Bitwise argues that the recent volatility in STRC, a Bitcoin Strategy ETF from Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), reflects a late-cycle leverage unwind, not a failure of the firm's bitcoin strategy. The firm believes institutions are poised to replace Strategy as the biggest buyers of bitcoin.
While U.S. institutional demand for Bitcoin had its worst month ever in June, large holders bought $16.7 billion worth in just two weeks. This divergence has historically signaled potential market bottoms.
Standard Chartered is the first Global Systemically Important Bank authorized to let institutions mint and redeem Circle's USDC stablecoin directly, marking a major step in bridging traditional finance with digital assets.
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The Ethereum Foundation is narrowing its focus to core protocol development, while a new nonprofit, EthLabs, emerges to drive institutional adoption. This change aims to foster broader ecosystem growth and innovation.