According to Binance CEO Richard Teng, the way institutions are talking about crypto has changed. They are not asking if they should get involved anymore. They are working out how.
Teng said, in a short post that has been making the rounds on X, that the next decade will not be about speculation or hype but about integrating crypto into the core of how finance works.
The Binance boss's comments come at a time when several major companies show that institutional adoption is not just something that is going to happen in the future — it is already happening.
Moody's and Alphaledger just finished a live test where they put credit ratings into tokenized municipal bonds issued on the Solana blockchain. This is the first time a top-tier ratings agency has looked at tokenized debt on a public chain.
Meanwhile, Strive Asset Management, cofounded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has raised $750 million, with plans to double that through acquisitions of distressed Bitcoin-linked debt, including claims related to Mt. Gox.
It is a big bet on the long-term value of crypto assets that are considered institutional grade, and it shows that big players are getting comfortable with even the most complex crypto exposure.
Crypto winter? No more
Teng's comments align with what Michael Saylor, who is well-known for his aggressive Bitcoin accumulation, recently said we may be past the era of long crypto winters. With government support increasing and regulations catching up, he thinks institutional momentum will drive the space forward.
A new Coinbase survey backs that up too — 83% of institutional investors say they plan to increase their crypto exposure in 2025.
Basically, Teng is not making a prediction. He just confirms what someone already knows, but most probably missed — the institutional crypto shift is already happening.
Vladislav Sopov
U.Today Editorial Team