Institutional Adoption

The NYSE wants to bring blockchain to Wall Street without breaking the existing system
The exchange's chief of product development, Jon Herrick, said blockchain technology will be layered into current systems rather than replace them.

Crypto Long & Short: Prediction Markets Don’t Just Forecast Power - They Reshape It
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ryan Kirkley writes on how crypto prediction markets can risk incentivizing manipulation and amplify misinformation at scale.

STS Digital unveils structured crypto platform with Kraken as distribution partner
The platform, which covers 400 tokens, is aimed at banks, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals and comes as digital assets face growing institutional demand.

Wall Street’s crypto push has been years in the making, says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg said banks are expanding into crypto not because of hype, but after years of infrastructure development.

Coinbase says the ‘second wave’ of crypto investors are prioritizing income over price appreciation
Coinbase’s head of institutional, Brett Tejpaul, says institutional priorities in crypto are evolving, and investors are increasingly hunting for yield.

Market maker IMC Trading hires Alex Casimo as chief commercial officer for its crypto business
Casimo will be responsible for growing the Dutch market maker's institutional crypto offering.

Crypto Long & Short: When price stops working, yield starts mattering
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ruchir Gupta writes on how we’re moving toward a true fixed-income market for crypto-native yield. Then, Clara García Prieto on bitcoin becoming mainstream collateral, but most are not prepared for its risks.

Large investors are doubling down on crypto, but getting a lot pickier about risk
Most institutional investors plan to increase allocations even as concerns around regulation and risk management continue to grow.

Why bitcoin couldn't hold $70,000 despite its best week of Wall Street news in months
Institutional interest continues to grow, but a stronger dollar and shifting interest rate expectations are keeping a lid on the latest rally.

Bitcoin’s drawdown hasn’t shaken institutional investors yet, says CoinShares
Professional investors trimmed exposure but largely held firm during BTC’s recent slump, while long-term allocators quietly added positions, the crypto asset manager said.

