Sygnum: XRP and Solana Could Be Institutional Investors’ Next Big Bet
Amid a growing institutional influx into the crypto space, digital asset bank Sygnum’s chief investment officer Fabian Dori said altcoins like XRP and Solana (SOL) are gaining significant traction due to their real-world use cases and improving regulatory clarity.
Dori said Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the go-to options, but the new wave is moving toward assets with a robust Web3 ecosystem. Solana stands out for its high transaction throughput, low fees, and fast settlement speeds, while XRP is strengthening its position with cross-border payment solutions and the RLUSD stablecoin.
Sygnum’s survey data shows that more than 60% of institutions plan to increase their crypto investments in the next six months. In addition to investing in native assets, institutions are actively exploring yield-generating strategies such as staking, liquidity provision, DeFi lending, and arbitrage opportunities.
Dori emphasized that altcoins that provide real utility, especially in areas such as DeFi, oracles, staking, or yield-bearing stablecoins, will become increasingly popular. Names such as Chainlink (LINK), Ethena’s USDe, or Ondo Finance’s crypto treasury assets are becoming the destination for institutional capital.
He also said that institutions are increasingly interested in complex derivatives such as futures, options, perpetual swaps, and structured products, which help optimize capital and hedge risks. At the same time, tokenized real-world assets such as real estate, commodities, or private credit are also opening up new markets thanks to the benefits of liquidity and transparency.
Ultimately, Dori believes that traditional banks will play a key role in bringing institutional investors into the crypto space through their regulatory compliance platforms, high-level custody services, and integration with the traditional financial system. The emergence of hybrid models between TradFi and DeFi is ushering in a new era of institutional investment in digital assets.