Institutional

Strategy

2026-09-07 04:04:51

Strategy CEO Vows to Keep Buying Bitcoin Even at $100,000

Strategy CEO Phong Le said in a Sept. 2 interview that the company will continue to net buy Bitcoin regardless of price, even at $80,000, $90,000, or $100,000. He reiterated his long-term bullish stance on X.

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BitGo

2026-09-04 22:07:28

BitGo and Core Chain Launch Tokenization Framework for Real-World Assets

BitGo and Core Chain have announced a partnership to launch a tokenization framework for real-world assets (RWA), including physical gold, real estate, and artwork. The collaboration highlights the crucial role of custody in RWA projects, providing legal and custodial support for institutional-grade asset tokenization on blockchain. Core Chain leverages this to enter the institutional RWA market, moving beyond conventional cryptocurrency trading. The tokenization of real-world assets requires addressing complex issues such as custody, valuation, and legal rights. BitGo's involvement brings stronger institutional endorsement to on-chain assets, according to a report from Techub News.

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Hyperliquid

2026-09-03 11:37:26

Hyperliquid Launches HIP-3*: Optional Whitelist Mechanism Opens Door for Compliant Institutional Participants

Hyperliquid has announced HIP-3*, an optional deployer configuration feature that introduces a whitelist mechanism for creating permissioned markets. The announcement was made via an API notice on September 3, 2026. The core function allows deployers or sub-deployers to manage on-chain whitelists, setting access permissions for specific markets. HIP-3* is strictly an incremental addition to the existing HIP-3 and is completely optional; deployers can choose to enable it, and existing markets remain unaffected. The initial version of HIP-3* is now live on the testnet, with the specification being a preliminary version that will be adjusted based on community feedback. Hyperliquid emphasized that it remains a neutral infrastructure layer, with the goal of supporting large-scale deployment of financial systems. The feature provides deployers with additional functionality to operate in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Consistent with HIP-3, the deployers are independent operators that use Hyperliquid as the on-chain infrastructure layer for their own markets, while retaining control and responsibility. This design allows Hyperliquid to maintain its permissionless core while opening an entry point for institutional participants requiring a compliant framework.

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Bybit

2026-09-03 10:34:15

Bybit Appoints Sean Ballard to Lead Derivatives and Institutional Business

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has appointed Sean Ballard as Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business. Ballard will focus on strengthening trading infrastructure, risk frameworks, and institutional capabilities. With over 25 years of experience in global financial markets, including derivatives, high-frequency trading, and exchange technology, Ballard previously served at Jump Trading, where he led high-frequency futures trading operations in the US, EMEA, and Latin America, and also worked as a senior trader on the Jump Crypto team. Bybit Institutional has recently added bank tri-party arrangements, reduced latency for market makers from 4ms to 1.5ms, and enabled the use of Finloop's AAA-rated USD money market fund FUIDL as collateral since July 2026.

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Standard Char

2026-09-03 08:28:10

Standard Chartered Expands Bitcoin and Ethereum Spot Trading to UAE

Standard Chartered has announced the expansion of its institutional-grade Bitcoin and Ethereum spot trading business from the UK to the UAE. The bank will offer these services to institutional clients in the UAE.

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USDC

2026-09-02 10:18:54

Approximately 221M USDC Transferred from Unknown Wallet to Coinbase

An on-chain monitoring account flagged a transfer of around 221 million USDC from an unknown wallet to Coinbase, continuing a pattern of large stablecoin deposits this year, with amounts often ranging between $200 million and $272 million. Analysts suggest the move could stem from institutional treasury rebalancing, Circle minting and redemption, or market makers front-loading stablecoin positions. Coinbase's deep commercial relationship with USDC issuer Circle positions the exchange as a key hub for institutional stablecoin flows. (CryptoBriefing)

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HashKey

2026-09-02 09:15:48

HashKey Joins DTCC Digital Asset Working Group to Boost Asia-Pacific Voice in Tokenization

Hong Kong-licensed crypto exchange HashKey Exchange has joined the U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Digital Asset Working Group, bringing Asia-Pacific market experience to global discussions on tokenization and institutional digital asset integration.

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HyperLend

2026-08-31 11:53:33

HyperLend says it is staying in the market and plans to accept stocks and commodities as collateral

HyperLend will not exit the market and plans to support new collateral types including stocks and commodities, according to a post on X from ness.hl. The post also said HyperLend and Hyperliquid are separate products, while describing HyperLend’s credit business as more efficient. Since launch, HyperLend has generated more than $2 billion in loan volume. The team’s next focus is Aviya, an institutional business line built on the same codebase as HyperLend. According to ness.hl, Aviya offers fixed-rate onchain credit and is set to expand the range of eligible collateral to include high-yield bonds and securities. The update outlines the product direction for HyperLend and Aviya but does not mention a timetable for the new collateral rollout.

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