Wintermute Research reports that institutional investors now account for a record 72% of spot over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading in the first half of 2026, up from 61% in late 2025. This growing institutional presence is concentrated in a few key cryptocurrencies, notably Bitcoin and Ethereum, which showed strong performance with Ethereum rallying 22%. The report also highlights a nearly 50% increase in tokenized real-world assets, reaching $31 billion, driven by institutional adoption of tokenized U.S. Treasuries, money market funds, and private credit. Retail investors are expected to return in the next crypto bull market, but institutional influence has become a lasting feature of the market structure.
Bitcoin briefly surged past $65,000 following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady, reaching a daily high of $65,100 before settling near $64,700. This pushed its market capitalization to $1.3 trillion, marking over a 10% gain...
Cryptocurrency markets display varied price changes, with Bitcoin rising 1.43% to $64,780 and Ethereum increasing 1.32% to $1,923. Other notable gains include Binance Coin up 4.27% and Cardano up 5.10%. These movements reflect ongoing market volatili...
Bitcoin prices increased with spot Bitcoin ETFs attracting $32.1 million in net inflows after four days of outflows, signaling renewed investor interest. Despite crypto sentiment remaining cautious in the fear zone, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's...
Bitcoin and XRP were the only cryptocurrencies to record positive ETF inflows recently, attracting $32 million and $585,000 respectively. This rise in inflows coincides with increased large on-chain transactions above $100K, signaling growing institu...
A large transfer of 500 million USDT from Binance's hot wallet to Tether Treasury was recorded as Bitcoin's price rebounded close to $65,000. This move likely represents a technical cross-chain swap rather than a liquidity crisis, as Binance shifts t...
