FLASH FRIDAY: “Crypto’s Institutional Phase Has Begun”
People may be enjoying the last weeks of the summer but crypto markets do not take time off, operating 24 hours, 365 days a year.
QCP, the Singapore-based digital asset firm, recently published its 2025 H1 Crypto Market Review, which said this year has been “pivotal” for institutional adoption.
“Traditional financial institutions are not entering the digital asset space out of curiosity,” said the report. “In 2025, they are participating out of necessity.”
The report highlighted an acceleration in capital market activity including stablecoin issuer Circle going public in a $1.1bn IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, retail broker Robinhood acquiring crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200m and Stripe…