Crypto Market Dynamics: Institutional Obstacles, Funding Successes, Regulatory Concerns, and Bitcoin's Ecosystem Expansion
Crypto Market Dynamics: Institutional Obstacles, Funding Successes, Regulatory Concerns, and Bitcoin's Ecosystem Expansion
A recent survey highlights that senior decision-makers perceive liquidity constraints and market depth as significant impediments to institutional crypto adoption. On a positive note, blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs achieved a $1 billion valuation after a successful $70 million Series C funding round. Concurrently, stablecoins faced scrutiny in a UK House of Lords hearing, with critics questioning their suitability as future money and advocating for strict oversight. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin ecosystem demonstrated growth as Mercado Bitcoin expanded its Real-World Asset (RWA) initiatives, issuing $20 million in tokenized private credit on the Rootstock sidechain and aiming for $100 million by April.
Senior decision-makers flagged liquidity constraints and market depth as key barriers to institutional crypto adoption in 2026.
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reached a $1 billion valuation after closing a $70 million Series C funding round backed by major financial institutions.
At a House of Lords hearing, witnesses cast doubt on stablecoins as mainstream money, backing strict Bank of England oversight and criticizing the "disastrous" US GENIUS Act for letting non‑banks into “the money business.”
Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin has issued more than $20 million in tokenized private credit on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock and is targeting $100 million by April.