Crypto.com Managing Director Iskandar Vanblarcum says institutions are moving beyond passive crypto exposure, embracing tokenized collateral, 24/7 settlement, and prediction markets as blockchain infrastructure begins to reshape traditional finance.

Institutional crypto adoption is entering a new phase – one that is defined a lot less by passive exposure and more by direct participation in on-chain market formation, tokenized assets, and real-time settlement infrastructure.

In the following interview with the new Managing Director of Crypto.com, Iskandar Vanblarcum, we discuss the forces that drive that shift, the barriers still holding institutions back, and why