Institutional Investment - Institutional flows dominated Q3, driven by spot BTC and ETH ETFs attracting over $18 billion in inflows [1] - Public firms increased their BTC holdings by 190,000, representing 5% of the total supply [1] Altcoin Treasuries - Altcoin treasuries are increasing, with ETH, SOL, TRX, WLD, and ATH leading the way [1]

The progress crypto industry did this cycle is incredible:• Launched spot BTC & ETH ETFs in the US and globally (Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia)• Lobbied a pro-crypto position in the US. Ousted crypto critics.• Passed GENIUS Act, FIT21 and ended SAB-121• Payments players (PayPal, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard) integrated crypto and stablecoins• Robinhood is building an Ethereum L2• Blockchains scale: Ethereum throughput up, L2 fees at cents, Solana more stable & faster• Circle IPO’dLast cycle was NFTs and DeFi sum ...

Investment Recommendation - Standard Chartered suggests Ethereum treasury companies offer better investment opportunities compared to US spot ETH ETFs [1] - The rationale is that NAV multiples of Ethereum treasury companies have started normalizing above 1 [1]