69 stories about Institutional from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Sep 3, 2026.
Ethereum Institutional, a new platform, has launched with backing from major players in the Ethereum ecosystem. This follows criticism of the Ethereum Foundation and the debut of EthLabs, signaling a shift in institutional engagement.
Anchorage Digital and Binance have launched an off-exchange settlement service, allowing institutions to trade on Binance while keeping their assets in segregated custody at Anchorage Digital Bank instead of on the exchange. This reduces counterparty risk and enhances security for large-scale crypto trading.
Theo, an onchain capital markets platform, allocated $20 million to Fidelity International's tokenized liquidity fund. This marks the first crypto-native investment in the fund, underscoring growing institutional interest in tokenized Treasury products.
Bitcoin lending has rebounded from the 2022 crypto credit collapse with improved risk controls and more institutional involvement, which could lead to lower borrowing costs and more stable lending practices.
Yuma, backed by Digital Currency Group, has launched a fund offering institutional exposure to Bittensor's TAO token. This move comes as decentralized AI gains traction following recent restrictions on Anthropic's models.
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Allium, a blockchain data startup, secured $40 million in Series B funding to enhance its infrastructure for institutional clients like Visa and the Federal Reserve. This highlights growing interest in onchain analytics from traditional financial players.
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A Japanese corporate pension fund with about 1,200 participating small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to crypto, according to Nikkei.
Five publicly traded companies now hold significant amounts of Solana (SOL) as part of their treasuries. This trend signals growing institutional confidence in the cryptocurrency.
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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