The Institutional Crypto Tsunami

The suits are here, and they brought $18 TRILLION with them.

The long-anticipated wave of institutional adoption in crypto is no longer “on the horizon”, it has arrived. As revealed at the REDeFiNE Tomorrow 2025 summit, institutions are not just entering the space, they are building it from within.

The Tsunami Has Landed

According to Talos CEO Anton Katz, asset managers representing $18 trillion AUM have onboarded as Talos clients in just the past 10 months. This is not speculative interest—it’s infrastructure-grade engagement.

Meanwhile, decentralized ecosystems such as Arbitrum and EigenLayer are seeing staggering capital commitments, each with $12 billion TVL and staked assets, respectively. These are no longer niche protocols; they are part of the institutional stack.

Institutional Heavyweights Are Building

Firms like BlackRock, Visa, PayPal, and Franklin Templeton have accelerated their blockchain integrations. Whether through tokenized money market funds, stablecoin payment rails, or DeFi custody partnerships, the lines between TradFi and crypto are blurring.

Mathias Imbach, CEO of Sygnum, predicted that international banks will launch crypto services in H2 2025, a timeline now confirmed by market activity.

From If to How Fast

With improved regulatory clarity in the US, Europe, and Asia, institutional actors are no longer asking “if” crypto will go mainstream—they're racing to establish dominance. As Diogo Monica of Anchorage put it, stablecoins are "new money rails" transforming finance. The future isn’t just digital—it’s already tokenized.

The Institutional Crypto Tsunami

Institutions have arrived in crypto, bringing $18 trillion in assets (via Talos clients).
Major names like BlackRock, Visa, PayPal are actively building crypto services.
$12B+ is now staked on EigenLayer and locked in Arbitrum—no longer experimental.
Traditional banks are set to launch crypto offerings in H2 2025.
It’s no longer a question of if crypto goes institutional—it’s how fast.