Dan Awrey: Legacy banking faces disruption from digital payment demand | Macro Musings

Historical banking practices have created a path dependency that affects modern payment systems. Good money is defined by law and institutions, while good payments are defined by technology and governance frameworks. дальше »

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Anchorage, Kamino let institutions borrow against SOL without moving custody

A new framework allows institutions to borrow against staked SOL while the assets remain in qualified custody, as US lawmakers debate DeFi oversight. дальше »

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Will $2.3B options expiry jolt Ethereum price from key strike levels?

Ethereum price continues to lag its 2021 peak as institutions rotate cautiously into ETH exposure while weighing ETF flows, on-chain activity, and broader macro risk. BlackRock is leaning into the pain on Ethereum (ETH) price, quietly ramping up its exposure… дальше »

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BNB Chain real-world assets soar 555% on institutional demand

BNB Chain’s real-world assets surged 555% in Q4 2024 as institutions tokenized funds and stocks, even as BNB’s market cap and DeFi TVL faced volatility. Real-world assets on BNB Chain (BNB) expanded 555% year over year in the fourth quarter… дальше »

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Franklin Templeton, Binance debut program that allows institutions to use tokenized money funds as trading collateral

This collaboration could significantly enhance institutional adoption of digital assets by integrating traditional finance mechanisms with crypto markets. The post Franklin Templeton, Binance debut program that allows institutions to use tokenized money funds as trading collateral appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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How TradFi meets crypto in new Franklin Templeton–Binance deal

Franklin Templeton and Binance have launched a new institutional off-exchange collateral program that aims to weave traditional finance into the fabric of digital markets. Franklin Templeton, Binance bridge TradFi and crypto This initiative enables eligible institutions to use regulated, yield-bearing… дальше »

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Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say

Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said. дальше »

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Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral

Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody layer. дальше »

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Spark looks to build building a safe bridge between onchain capital and TradFi

Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with off-chain credit markets. дальше »

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Institutions fuel tokenized RWA boom as retail looks set to follow suit

From treasuries and funds today to equities and private assets tomorrow. дальше »

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Fireblocks Partners with Thales to Ensure Bank-Grade Digital Asset Security

Fireblocks and Thales team up to enhance bank-grade digital asset security as enabling compliant, scalable, and trusted tokenized finance for institutions. дальше »

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Ripple Custody just unlocked Ethereum and Solana staking, and institutions may finally get XRP yield without messy validator risk

Ripple has enabled staking for Ethereum and Solana within its institutional custody business, expanding beyond safekeeping to include asset servicing features that large investors increasingly consider standard. дальше »

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Is Canton Superior to Hedera? Analyst Reveals Key Problem HBAR Can’t Fix

A quiet comparison between two enterprise-focused blockchain networks reveals how value inside distributed systems gets judged. Hedera has long presented itself as a serious infrastructure layer for institutions. дальше »

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Ripple Boosts Institutional Custody Capabilities as XRP Extends a 32% Slide

Ripple has announced two new partnerships with Figment and Securosys to expand the capabilities of Ripple Custody, its institutional digital asset custody solution. It is evident that Ripple is currently in an infrastructure arms race to perfect its payment, custody, and staking services for institutions. дальше »

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Liquidity 2026: Where Global Institutions Converged on the Future of Digital Assets and TradFi

From 2023 to 2026, from Hong Kong to a global stage, institutions from around the world convened once again. As the next decade of digital assets unfolds, LTP looks ahead alongside the industry. What does it feel like to observe—at close range—the front-line pulse of digital assets and traditional finance (TradFi) amid market volatility? On The post Liquidity 2026: Where Global Institutions Converged on the Future of Digital Assets and TradFi appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Ripple says compliance controls will unlock DeFi, but XRPL liquidity is still too thin to prove it

Ripple is working to make decentralized finance more familiar to regulated institutions and is placing XRP at the center of that effort. DeFi’s earlier growth cycles were built around open, retail-facing liquidity pools and the associated risk tolerance. дальше »

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Bitcoin vs Gold - Cathie Wood thinks THIS is why institutions are betting on both!

For months, investors have debated whether Bitcoin [BTC] or gold is the better store of value. Even now, the debate is showing no sign of fading. Especially given the significant volatility across botThe post Bitcoin vs Gold - Cathie Wood thinks THIS is why institutions are betting on both! appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Reclaims $71,000 as Institutions Buy the Dip and Retail Interest Surges

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Reclaims $71,000 as Institutions Buy the Dip and Retail Interest Surges After a rocky week, the bitcoin price is trading above $71,000. This post Bitcoin Price Reclaims $71,000 as Institutions Buy the Dip and Retail Interest Surges first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman. дальше »

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Bitcoin under $70K gives institutions a ‘new crack of the apple’: Bitwise CEO

Bitcoin is in a bear market and is “getting swept up” with the rest of the macro assets, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley declared during a television interview. дальше »

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DavosWeb3 2026: Leaders Converge to Drive Responsible Web3 Adoption and Global Impact

At DavosWeb3 2026, global Web3 leaders met during WEF week to advance responsible adoption, bridging institutions and decentralized tech for real-world impact. дальше »

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Crypto Predictions 2026: ONDO Slides, HYPER holds, and DeepSnitch AI Positions for February Launch and 1000x Explosion

A $1 million Lightning payment just settled in 0. 43 seconds between Secure Digital Markets and Kraken, marking the largest publicly disclosed transaction on Bitcoin’s primary scaling layer. At the same time, Multiliquid and Metalayer rolled out instant redemptions for tokenized real-world assets on Solana, allowing institutions to flip RWA positions straight into stablecoins. дальше »

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Sui Network partners with Coinbase as exchange adopts Sui token standard

Coinbase adopts Sui token standard, expanding access for institutions and retail as SUI rebounds 14% from recent lows. The post Sui Network partners with Coinbase as exchange adopts Sui token standard appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Bitcoin price rebounds 11% above $65K: Who is buying the dip?

Over $2.6 billion was wiped out across the crypto market as institutions saw sub-$60,000 BTC as a buy-the-dip opportunity.

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DeepSnitch AI ($DSNT) vs Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER): DSNT Outperforms HYPER and Other Top Presales With 160% Rally

Institutions are racing to build Web3’s rails, and that shift is reshaping where smart money goes next. While Startale focuses on infrastructure for institutional trading, DeepSnitch AI is attacking the intelligence layer that traders actually need. дальше »

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Crypto Market Bottom Signals Bitcoin Downside Nearly Over, Says Andrei Grachev

DWF Labs’ Andrei Grachev believes Bitcoin’s pullback may signal market bottom, with institutions shifting their focus to execution-driven crypto projects. дальше »

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US Senator Lummis says banks should adopt stablecoins, not resist them

U. S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said banks should embrace digital assets rather than resist them, arguing that cryptocurrencies and stablecoins offer new products and revenue opportunities for traditional financial institutions. дальше »

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Ripple’s Last Piece Of The Puzzle: How Insitutions Will Deploy Liquidity To XRP Ledger

Crypto pundit Stern Drew has stated that permissioned domains were the last piece Ripple needed for institutions to deploy liquidity on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This came as he alluded to an earlier statement by the firm’s former Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, in which he touched on these permissioned domains and how they […] дальше »

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BlockDAG Price Prediction: DSNT Outperforms BDAG, and the Rest of the Market, With Massive 160% Run

Institutions are quietly de-risking Bitcoin, and the capital shift is already showing. As the Coinbase Premium sinks to a yearly low, whales aren’t exiting crypto; they’re rotating.   Much of that flow is landing in DeepSnitch AI, a presale building a Web3-native Bloomberg Terminal. дальше »

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Ripple Integrates Hyperliquid to Let Institutions Trade On-Chain Derivatives Without New Counterparties

Ripple adds support for Hyperliquid, allowing institutional clients to access on-chain derivatives and cross-margin DeFi exposures with other asset classes. дальше »

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Ripple Prime Partners with Hyperliquid to Open On-chain Derivatives to Big Players

Key Takeaways: Hyperliquid just provided institutions with an opportunity to access on-chain derivative liquidity via Ripple Prime. The new arrangement will allow users to cross-margin their crypto with all other The post Ripple Prime Partners with Hyperliquid to Open On-chain Derivatives to Big Players appeared first on CryptoNinjas. дальше »

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TRM Labs completes $70M investment round at $1B, becomes crypto unicorn

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reached a $1 billion valuation after closing a $70 million Series C funding round backed by major financial institutions. дальше »

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John Zettler: 2026 will be the year of DeFi vaults, infrastructure is primed for explosive growth, and liquidity preferences are key to optimizing yield | Empire

DeFi vaults are set for explosive growth by 2026, reshaping how institutions manage digital assets. The post John Zettler: 2026 will be the year of DeFi vaults, infrastructure is primed for explosive growth, and liquidity preferences are key to optimizing yield | Empire appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Plume Selects Korean Won for First Non-USD Stablecoin in Partnership with BDACS

Plume partners with BDACS to introduce KRW1, a won-pegged stablecoin backed by domestic bank deposits, enabling Korean institutions to invest in RWAs. дальше »

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SCRYPT Partners with Gauntlet to Unlock Swiss-Licensed DeFi for Institutions

SCRYPT, the Swiss-licensed institutional crypto partner for trading, custody, and investment access, has partnered with Gauntlet, the industry’s leading provider of quantitative risk and optimisation models for DeFi. дальше »

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Can Saylor's Strategy ride out Bitcoin’s slide as losses cross $900mln?

For years, Michael Saylor’s Strategy has stood as a key signal of how strongly institutions believe in Bitcoin. But in early 2026, a sharp market correction is putting that belief under pressureThe post Can Saylor's Strategy ride out Bitcoin’s slide as losses cross $900mln? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Singapore Gulf Bank announces regulated fiat-stablecoin interoperability service

Singapore Gulf Bank has announced a new service that lets institutions mint, trade and convert stablecoins to fiat within a single regulated platform. According to a press release shared with crypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin institutions finally admit this is a bear market – so why do 70% say the price is still undervalued?

In a global investor survey from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode, 1 in 4 institutions agreed that crypto has now entered a bear market. Yet the majority of institutions still said Bitcoin was undervalued, and most said they had held or increased exposure since October. дальше »

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Liquid Staking Lido Rolls Out stVaults on Ethereum, Linea, Nansen Join

Lido launches stVaults on Ethereum mainnet, allowing protocols, L2 networks, and institutions to deploy dedicated staking infrastructure while issuing stETH tokens. The post Liquid Staking Lido Rolls Out stVaults on Ethereum, Linea, Nansen Join appeared first on Coinspeaker. дальше »

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DeFi stays outside the rules as regulators tighten elsewhere: Finance Redefined

Europe narrows crypto tax gaps, US lawmakers revisit market structure, and institutions push DeFi into compliance territory.

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-$817,870,000 in 24 Hours: Bitcoin ETFs Log Highest 2026 Outflow

Bitcoin has seen the highest ETF outflow so far in 2026 as institutions are increasingly withdrawing their investments from Bitcoin funds. дальше »

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Securitize says revenues up 840% in filing to go public via Cantor SPAC

Securitize’s latest SEC filing showed that the company’s revenue increased nearly tenfold year-over-year as institutions experiment with tokenization. дальше »

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Avalanche tokenization hits Q4 high as BlackRock’s BUIDL expands onchain

Messari reports that institutions put millions of dollars into Avalanche last year, but it didn’t help its token, which fell by nearly 60% in the fourth quarter of 2025. дальше »

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Chainlink eyes DeFi dominance? Assessing $70B TVS, ETF inflows & more...

Despite all the hype in the 2025 cycle, it doesn’t look like institutions are fully buying the “fundamentals-led” story. Take Ethereum, for example: Down 11% in 2025, and still it saw strongThe post Chainlink eyes DeFi dominance? Assessing $70B TVS, ETF inflows & more... appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Circle launches USDCx on Aleo – Is privacy the next $1.22T unlock?

As stablecoin use case matures, analysts believe the next unlock, especially for institutions, could be privacy-focused transfers.  And Circle is betting big on this. The world’s second-largThe post Circle launches USDCx on Aleo – Is privacy the next $1.22T unlock? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Ripple Announces XRP Community Day 2026 With Focus on ETFs, Tokenization, and Regulated Finance

Ripple has officially announced XRP Community Day 2026, a global virtual event set to take place on February 11 and 12, bringing together XRP holders, developers, institutions, and Ripple leadership from across EMEA, the Americas, and APAC. дальше »

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ETH price prediction as Ethereum prepares for ERC-8004 mainnet rollout

Ethereum (ETH) holds near $3,000 as institutions accumulate despite mixed short-term sentiment. Strong staking, wallet growth, and ETF inflows support Ethereum’s price floor. ERC-8004 could unlock AI-driven on-chain demand and long-term ETH value. дальше »

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Institutions Are Not Watching Anymore: They’re Loading Bittensor (TAO) and Two Other Cryptos

Institutional access to AI crypto has shifted from theory into reality, and the change is happening quietly through regulated channels. Bittensor (TAO), Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET), Render (RENDER) are now tied to exchange-traded products and trusts that trade on established markets. дальше »

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Bitcoin is Missing a Key Component for an Upsurge; Institutions are Present but Retail is Missing

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From policy clarity to daily XRP flow: How structured crypto contracts are generating 3,000+ XRP

In a consolidating Bitcoin market and evolving U.S. crypto policy, SolStaking offers institutions structured, asset-backed contracts. #partnercontent дальше »

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$1.46 Billion in Mere Days: Bitcoin ETFs Log Highest 2026 Weekly Withdrawal

With Bitcoin trading in red for most days during the past few weeks, institutions are beginning to move with caution and Bitcoin ETFs have recorded the highest weekly outflow so far in 2026. дальше »

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