
Morgan Stanley’s Galaxy deal points to Bitcoin’s next institutional test: lending collateral
Morgan Stanley’s Galaxy deal shows the next phase of institutional crypto adoption is moving beyond ETF access and into collateral markets.
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A jobs report this strong sounds like good news right up until you follow it through to the Fed, where it closes the door on the rate cuts that borrowers and crypto traders have been counting on.

Major crypto platforms like Binance are turning to gold, silver, oil and stock-linked products to replace fading retail activity.

Republican senators are pressing the Fed, FDIC and OCC to rewrite digital asset capital rules, arguing that Basel’s treatment of crypto functions like a backdoor ban on banks holding Bitcoin.

Strategy’s tiny sale was not big enough to explain Bitcoin’s correction by itself, but it raised a bigger fear of whether corporate Bitcoin treasuries are still permanent holders.

The May payrolls beat was hawkish enough to pressure crypto, while government hiring and cooler yearly wage growth keep the second interpretation from being one-way.

The liquidation wave cleared crowded long positions, but analysts say Bitcoin still needs ETF stability, fading exchange inflows, and renewed spot demand before the bottom is confirmed.



