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Serious investors are prioritizing tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins, institutional trading systems, and AI-linked compute networks. Allocators still face major friction around custody, banking access, compliance, legal structure, due...

Japan’s largest online brokerages are moving into digital assets. SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are building in-house Bitcoin and Ethereum investment trusts for retail customers. The shift could reshape how millions of Japanese investors...

Digital asset adoption is moving into a more practical phase. The question is no longer which exchange has the loudest retail brand. It is which platform can give brokers, fintechs, institutions, and traders the infrastructure to connect with...

Reports claim CME Group and the NYSE’s parent, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), are pushing US regulators to tighten scrutiny of Hyperliquid, citing concerns over market manipulation and sanctions exposure. This headline matters because it...

Crypto asset exchange Ouinex has closed a $3.5 million equity round, bringing total funding to $9 million. The full amount came from retail and professional traders connected to its platform, with venture capital absent from the cap table. The...

Best Liquidity Provider is a category within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. This category sits under Pillar 2: Capital...

At Paris Blockchain Week 2026, the conversation around digital assets felt different. The old divide between traditional finance and crypto-native firms appeared less relevant, replaced by discussions around capital deployment, regulation,...

Institutional digital asset custody has long forced firms to choose between safety and flexibility. Cold storage protects assets but slows trading, while faster market access can add counterparty, prefunding, and operational risks. Zodia Custody is...

BitcoinWorld Ethereum Foundation Sells 10,000 ETH in OTC Deal: Strategic Move for Operations The Ethereum Foundation has announced a significant over-the-counter (OTC) transaction, selling 10,000 ETH to the counterparty BitMNR. This strategic move,...

Etherealize, the institutional-focused Ethereum (ETH) firm, published a new thesis modeling a long-term price above $250,000 per ETH if Ethereum absorbs the monetary premium currently held by gold and Bitcoin. The firm allocates roughly $31 trillion...