Digital assets saw continued investment in market infrastructure this week, even as prices remained broadly unchanged.

S&P and Pantera launched a new fundamentals-based digital asset index.
Ondo introduced institutional execution infrastructure for tokenised assets.
Securitize expanded its regulated investment platform.
Sberbank confirmed plans to launch crypto trading infrastructure.
Crypto.com broadened institutional custody into new digital asset networks.

Digital assets traded within a relatively narrow range this week as institutional developments continued to outpace market performance. Announcements from DTCC, Visa, T. Rowe Price, the ECB and Citadel Securities reflected continued investment in the infrastructure supporting digital asset markets.

Digital assets entered another week in which market sentiment and structural progress diverged, with prices retreating even as institutional adoption continued to advance. Renewed geopolitical tensions weighed on broader risk assets, while regulators, traditional financial institutions and digital asset platforms continued building the infrastructure supporting the next phase of digital asset adoption.

Digital assets recovered over the past week as ETF flows turned positive following June’s period of sustained outflows, while regulatory and market infrastructure developments continued to reinforce the asset class’s long-term institutional evolution.

Digital assets pulled back further this week, as the US-Iran peace process remained uncertain, leading to widescale risk-off behaviour across wider markets alongside ETF outflows.

Digital assets exhibited mixed performance with slight overall declines, as US-Iran peace talks faltered and analysts raised the possibility of interest rate hikes from the Fed this year.