Executives from Coinbase, BitGo and Circle outlined the market structure, custody, regulatory and regional conditions they see as necessary for broader institutional participation.
A WebX 2026 CRYL stage panel examined what it would take for institutions to enter crypto markets at full scale, with executives from Coinbase, BitGo and Circle Internet Group focusing on prime brokerage, regulatory fragmentation, custody risk, regional market development and the convergence of wholesale trading infrastructure. The discussion highlighted the need for fuller market-stack services, clearer rules across jurisdictions and stronger risk controls before larger pools of institutional capital move more deeply into digital assets. Speakers also pointed to Japan and South Korea as important markets to watch, while discussing how AI agent trading and the blending of crypto-native and traditional wholesale market structures could shape the next phase of market development.