Overview
- The Galaxy CEO says retail-driven boom-and-bust cycles are giving way to institutional participation that targets steadier, lower-return outcomes.
- He argues the next phase centers on real-world assets and banking services built on crypto rails, shifting focus from outsized gains to predictable profiles.
- Novogratz sees no single trigger for the latest downturn, contrasting it with the FTX collapse, and points to October 2025’s $19 billion derivatives wipeout as part of a broader reset.
- Galaxy plans a $100 million hedge fund targeted to launch before the end of March, with up to 30% in crypto tokens and the balance in financial-services equities, according to the Financial Times.
- Bitcoin remains far below its October peak above $126,000, recently around $66,551 after touching near $60,000, with Ethereum and major altcoins also posting weekly declines.