KEY POINTS
- Some regulatory clarity helped drive institutional adoption last year, especially with the approval of crypto ETFs
- RWA tokenization was also a huge breakthrough that attracted more institutions toward the blockchain space
- 'Broader institutional participation hinges on delivering trusted, easy-to-use infrastructure': Coinbase Institutional's Brett Tejpaul
Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been around for more than a decade, but it was only last year when the industry saw an influx of institutional interest, fueled by the approval of spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded traded funds (ETFs).
