#institutional-investment

#institutional-investment

Multinational firms are under rising pressure-from investors, regulators, and employees-to demonstrate positive societal impact in the places where they do business. With ESG-focused institutional investments projected to reach nearly $34 trillion this year and roughly 90% of large U.S. companies now disclosing ESG reports, these pressures are now a central part of corporate strategy.

In a speech at Bitcoin MENA, Mohammed Al Shamsi, representing UAE National Security, framed the current era as a "historical phase" for the global economy, noting the rapid changes reshaping finance worldwide. Bitcoin is no longer merely a "digital asset," Shamsi emphasized, but is now recognized as a "key pillar" in modern financing. Central to this evolution is the role of mining, described as the "beating heart" that underpins network strength, security, and continuity.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto market may be nearing a turning point as retail exhaustion deepens and institutional demand quietly builds. Appearing on CNBC, Hougan - who oversees $12 billion in assets at Bitwise - said retail sentiment is at "maximum desperation" following months of liquidations, leverage blowouts, and yield protocol failures. "It's hard to find a crypto native investor who still has much enthusiasm," he said. "That market is close to a bottom."

The first wave of tokenization is expected to occur in private equity and private fixed income, areas that have historically been illiquid and opaque. By 2030, more than half of institutions expect between 10% and 24% of total investments to be executed through tokenized instruments, the survey found. Tokenization - the process of issuing blockchain-based representations of real-world assets - allows fractional ownership, faster settlement, and improved transparency.

Zerohash, a crypto and stablecoin infrastructure company headquartered in Chicago, announced Tuesday that it had raised $104 million at a $1 billion valuation.

Today, Sora Ventures announced the launch of Asia's first Bitcoin treasury fund, unveiled during Taipei Blockchain Week. The fund, backed by a $200 million commitment from partners and investors across the region, aims to purchase $1 billion worth of Bitcoin within the next six months, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This new fund follows the individual Bitcoin treasury firms that have emerged across Asia in recent years -

Mavryk Network is partnering with Fireblocks and MultiBank.io to create a robust infrastructure for tokenizing real estate, focusing on premium assets like The Ritz-Carlton Residences.

Strategy has significantly expanded its Bitcoin acquisition program in 2025, utilizing two ATM offerings totaling $42 billion to further its aggressive accumulation strategy.