Crypto’s Wall Street Era Arrives as Retail Buzz, Liquidity Fade
Aug 13 2026 12:24 UTC - Olga Kharif
Gracy Chen, chief executive of Bitget, says institutional clients want to trade stocks, commodities and crypto together and use equities as collateral, which is why she is pushing beyond digital tokens. Chen thinks the old crypto trading business is getting worse, citing a lack of liquidity, and says Bitget is pursuing an "everything exchange" strategy to offer trading in non-crypto assets. Institutions are increasingly adopting crypto, but this is not leading to a broad crypto boom, instead cre...
➤ Institutional clients are increasingly seeking to trade traditional assets (stocks, commodities) alongside crypto and use equities as collateral, driving exchanges like Bitget to adopt an 'everything exchange' strategy.
➤ Despite growing institutional interest, the broader crypto market faces declining liquidity, particularly in altcoins, leading to a market concentration around payments, collateral, and real-world assets (RWAs) rather than widespread speculation.
➤ The shift towards RWAs and a more selective institutional approach suggests a divergence between traditional finance integration and the retail crypto market, with regulatory developments like the Genius Act playing a significant role in institutional adoption.
Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/bloomberg-cryptos-wall-street-era-arrives-as-retail-buzz-liquidity-fade-110179638?utm_source=binance
Aug 13 2026 12:24 UTC - Olga Kharif
Gracy Chen, chief executive of Bitget, says institutional clients want to trade stocks, commodities and crypto together and use equities as collateral, which is why she is pushing beyond digital tokens. Chen thinks the old crypto trading business is getting worse, citing a lack of liquidity, and says Bitget is pursuing an "everything exchange" strategy to offer trading in non-crypto assets. Institutions are increasingly adopting crypto, but this is not leading to a broad crypto boom, instead cre...
➤ Institutional clients are increasingly seeking to trade traditional assets (stocks, commodities) alongside crypto and use equities as collateral, driving exchanges like Bitget to adopt an 'everything exchange' strategy.
➤ Despite growing institutional interest, the broader crypto market faces declining liquidity, particularly in altcoins, leading to a market concentration around payments, collateral, and real-world assets (RWAs) rather than widespread speculation.
➤ The shift towards RWAs and a more selective institutional approach suggests a divergence between traditional finance integration and the retail crypto market, with regulatory developments like the Genius Act playing a significant role in institutional adoption.
Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/bloomberg-cryptos-wall-street-era-arrives-as-retail-buzz-liquidity-fade-110179638?utm_source=binance