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Institutions Force Custody Apart From the Exchange

Institutional demand keeps pushing crypto market structure toward separating asset custody from the trading venue, so that regulated custodians and off-exchange settlement, rather than exchange-held balances, become the standard for large participants.

weakening · confidence 28 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since July 1, 2026 · updated July 7, 2026

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Daily conviction score, 0 to 100. Higher means the thesis is more strongly corroborated.

Jul 6 · 30Jul 7 · 28

Now 28 · -2 since Jul 6 · ranged 28 to 30

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Why the conviction moved

  • Jul 1
    Strengthened +6

    Anchorage and Binance launched an off-exchange settlement arrangement letting institutions trade on Binance while assets stay with a regulated custodian, as the exchange also added dollar-margined perpetuals.

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  • Supporting · July 1, 2026

    Anchorage and Binance Split Trading From Custody for Institutions

    Anchorage and Binance launched an off-exchange settlement arrangement letting institutions trade on Binance while assets stay with a regulated custodian, as the exchange also added dollar-margined perpetuals.

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Affected regions & assets

RegionsUnited States
Assets2 assetsUnlock Trends