Bloomberg reported that Standard Chartered's venture capital division plans to launch a $250 million cryptocurrency investment fund in 2026, demonstrating ongoing institutional interest in digital assets.
Bloomberg quoted operating partner Gautam Jain on Monday, stating that Standard Chartered's SC Ventures will raise funds to establish an investment fund focused on digital assets in the financial services sector.
According to Jain in an interview with Bloomberg, the fund is expected to launch in 2026, supported by Middle Eastern investors, and will focus on global investment opportunities.
SC Ventures' plan aligns with the trend of corporate financial firms establishing long-term accumulation strategies. This initiative further enhances expectations for more institutional capital flowing into the cryptocurrency market in the coming years.
Cointelegraph has reached out to SC Ventures regarding which cryptocurrencies the fund will include, but has not received a response as of the time of publication.
Jain revealed that in addition to the $250 million digital asset fund, SC Ventures also plans to launch a $100 million Africa investment fund and is considering establishing its first venture debt investment fund.
He did not specify whether these funds would include cryptocurrencies or focus on the fintech sector.
Shortly before this announcement, Standard Chartered expressed concerns about the continued decline in the market net asset value (mNAV) of digital asset financial companies (DAT), which measures the ratio of a company's enterprise value to its cryptocurrency holdings.
According to Cointelegraph's report on Monday, Standard Chartered warned that many well-known financial firms have recently fallen below the critical 1 mNAV level, indicating increased difficulty for companies to issue new shares and accumulate cryptocurrencies.
Standard Chartered stated, "The recent decline in DAT mNAV will drive market differentiation and consolidation." The bank also noted, "Differentiation will benefit the largest companies, those with the lowest financing costs, and institutions with staking returns," which sends positive signals to large firms like Strategy and Bitmine, which can still raise funds by issuing low-cost debt.
The $250 million fund is the latest sign of growing demand for cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin (BTC) among corporations.
On Monday, Nasdaq-listed Helius Medical Technologies announced the establishment of a $500 million corporate financial reserve, with Solana (SOL) tokens serving as the primary reserve asset.
The company committed to "significantly increasing" its Solana holdings over the next 12 to 24 months, indicating that more institutional capital will flow into other cryptocurrencies.
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