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Analysis: The era of BTC against banks is coming to an end, and trillion-dollar financial institutions are accelerating their embrace of crypto assets

According to CoinDesk, as Wall Street and global financial institutions accelerate their entry into the digital asset space, the boundaries between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are gradually blurring. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated, "The era of 'going long on Bitcoin and shorting bankers' is over," as financial institutions are turning to the other side of the crypto industry, promoting the adoption of digital assets.Hunter Horsley mentioned that this summer, two financial institutions managing over $1 trillion in assets approved the launch of crypto products in a bear market environment, indicating that large institutions are expanding channels for clients to access digital assets. "This year, everyone is wearing the crypto industry's jersey. Now, everyone is working for the crypto industry," Horsley said. He pointed out that these financial institutions, which manage over a trillion dollars in client assets, previously would not have opened related services during the downturn of the crypto market in 2022, but now they are actively embracing this field.Sygnum Chief Investment Officer Fabian Dori also believes that the relationship between banks and the crypto industry has undergone a structural change. "The past trades of 'going long on Bitcoin and shorting bankers' are over; banks have shifted from resisting digital assets to building, supporting, and distributing digital assets through custody, tokenization, and compliant trading." This change is primarily driven by growing customer demand and gradually clarified regulatory rules, rather than short-term market cycle changes.Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley stated that over the past two years, its client structure increasingly reflects the trend of integration between traditional finance and crypto finance. Large financial institutions typically choose to collaborate with specialized crypto infrastructure companies rather than building their own technology systems.In recent years, more and more financial institutions have entered the crypto space, including Swissquote, DBS, BBVA, BNY Mellon, Credit Suisse-related institutions, as well as Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab.

Overview of SpaceX's institutional holdings: Alphabet holds $94.18 billion at the top, while Nvidia holds $20.98 billion

As SpaceX went public on June 12 on Nasdaq, the Q2 13F reports first focused on disclosing institutional holdings after its listing. According to third-party 13F platform Giantsight, as of June 30, approximately 1,697 reporting entities disclosed their positions in SpaceX, covering various types of funds including pre-listing investors, venture capital, asset management institutions, and pensions.SEC filings show that Alphabet, Google's parent company, reported holding 551 million shares of SpaceX (valued at $94.18 billion), making it the largest 13F reported position currently; Valor Management holds 503 million shares ($86.01 billion), FMR LLC holds 303 million shares ($51.66 billion), Gigafund Management holds 172 million shares ($29.36 billion), and the Saudi Public Investment Fund holds 154 million shares ($26.34 billion), while BAMCO under Baron holds 146 million shares ($24.91 billion).Other key reporting entities include Nvidia holding 123 million shares ($20.98 billion), Baillie Gifford holding 51.4 million shares ($8.78 billion), BlackRock holding 51.04 million common shares ($8.72 billion), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan holding 50.68 million shares ($8.66 billion), and Harvard University's endowment holding 12.935 million shares ($2.21 billion).In terms of source of holdings, Alphabet and Gigafund are pre-listing investors in SpaceX; Nvidia's position in SpaceX comes from its prior investment in xAI. FMR, BAMCO, BlackRock, and Baillie Gifford mainly represent asset management funds. The aforementioned positions first appeared in the 13F and do not imply that the related institutions all purchased from the secondary market after SpaceX's listing.The amounts mentioned are the end-of-period reported values as of June 30. On that day, SpaceX closed at $170.86, and as of August 14, it closed at $140, a decline of approximately 18.1% from the end of the quarter. If the number of shares held has not changed, the current market value of the related common stock positions would correspondingly decrease. The 13F primarily reflects long positions in reportable securities at the end of the quarter and some held options, without disclosing short stock positions, option sell positions, specific purchase times, transaction costs, or trades after the end of the quarter.
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