Crypto’s quiet advantage: Why institutions are turning to it as collateral
Institutional investors are increasingly looking to use crypto as collateral, with real benefits for firms, writes Alexia Theodorou, head of derivatives at Kraken.
The conversation around institutional participation in digital assets has evolved rapidly this market cycle.
Once the preserve of family offices and a handful of hedge funds, the institutional crypto space has expanded dramatically over the past few years to encompass entities across the risk curve; from multi-strats and asset allocators to endowments and even several sovereign wealth funds.
We have, in effect, moved well past the discovery phase. Institutions are scaling exposure, deploying more capital, and running strategies…
