59 stories about Institutional from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 25, 2026.
Grayscale has applied traditional finance valuation methods to the DeFi token AAVE, estimating its value at $175. This move signals growing institutional interest in revenue-generating DeFi protocols.
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Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas has increased his bitcoin holdings from 10% to 70% of his portfolio. He predicts bitcoin could eventually reach $1 million. This bold bet underscores growing institutional confidence in bitcoin as a long-term store of value.
Gate.io's new CrossEx platform lets institutional traders manage funds across exchanges from a single account, reducing inefficiencies. This could make it easier for large traders to move capital quickly and cut costs.
Ledn, a major player in bitcoin-backed lending, estimates the market could grow to $1 trillion, with the company originating $1.4 billion in loans in 2025. This growth is driven by securitization attracting institutional investors.
Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, just bought 1,587 bitcoin for $100 million at an average price of $63,024 per coin. This adds to their already substantial bitcoin reserves, reinforcing their long-term bullish stance on the cryptocurrency.
John Palmer of Kraken predicts that newly approved U.S. perpetual futures will first attract sophisticated traders, with broader institutional adoption likely to follow. This could mirror the growth seen with crypto ETFs, opening up new opportunities in the market.
Wall Street is moving beyond initial crypto experiments and diving deeper into Ethereum, according to Vivek Raman, cofounder of Etherealize. The infrastructure is in place, but widespread adoption hasn't yet boosted ETH's value as expected.
A developer of the Canton Network, a blockchain designed for big banks and institutions, has raised $355 million. This follows similar funding rounds for Stripe's Tempo and Circle's Arc, indicating growing interest in institutional crypto solutions.
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The value of active tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) like stocks, gold, and real estate has surged almost 600%, according to Binance, driven by institutional adoption. This growth highlights increasing interest in blockchain-based assets even as the broader crypto market pulls back.
Bitcoin has returned to $60,000, but institutional investors are now selling heavily through ETFs, marking a sharp reversal from February when they were net buyers during the dip. ETF outflows have reached $1.2 billion in the past week, according to CoinDesk.
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Institutional investors are ditching range-bound bitcoin and ether for Hyperliquid as the decentralized platform wins over hedge funds with massive liquidity and early access to hot markets, according to Joshua Lim, head of markets at FalconX.
The Wall Street giant is integrating its tech platform with MoonPay's infrastructure, allowing eligible institutions to seamlessly swap stablecoins for yield-generating tokenized funds without ever leaving the blockchain.
Pantera Capital, a major crypto investment firm, has raised $1.25 billion for its latest blockchain fund, highlighting strong institutional interest in the sector. This is one of the largest crypto fundraisings this year, showing continued confidence despite market volatility.
Coinbase now offers eligible US institutional investors access to global crypto options and perpetual futures through Deribit, providing regulated access to sophisticated derivatives products.
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Texas is moving its $10 million Bitcoin reserve from BlackRock's IBIT ETF to direct custody, hiring a crypto custodian to manage the state's holdings. This shift reflects a growing trend among institutions to take direct control of their Bitcoin assets.
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Wall Street firm Jefferies forecasts a surge in crypto and blockchain IPOs, potentially creating a $1 trillion market. This shift reflects growing institutional interest in real-world financial infrastructure over speculative trading.
A massive $1.3 billion Bitcoin ETF trade by BlackRock shook the market. This is one of the largest institutional Bitcoin ETF prints ever recorded. The trade crossed around 35,000 BTC.
Ethereum is the top blockchain for tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), with $65 billion in activity. The market is still competitive, with multiple chains vying for institutional adoption.