TradFi controls tokenization future: The slow absorption of crypto's core infrastructure.
Standard Chartered's strategic move signals deeper financial integration into digital asset markets. The End of Sovereign Crypto Liquidity: Why GSR’s Capitulation to Standard Chartered Signals the Final Institutional Capture The 13-year sovereign era of crypto market-making died today with a single bank transfer. By accepting its first-ever external investment from SC Ventures, the venture arm of Standard Chartered , the industry veteran GSR has signaled that the "pure-play" crypto native model is no longer viable in a high-stakes, tokenized economy. A strategic stake is secured, marking a pivotal moment in the institutional digital asset roadmap. ⚡ Strategic Verdict By 2027, the concept of an independent crypto market maker will be extinct, as global banks finish absorbing the industry...