   
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley has made one of the boldest predictions in recent memory for digital assets, claiming that every Wall Street institution will be involved in crypto within a year.
Sharing his vision on XHorsley declared: “Software is eating the world. Crypto is going to eat the capital markets,” suggesting that institutional adoption is now inevitable and not hypothetical.
His statement echoes a visible trend within traditional finance (TradFi), where global institutions managing more than $30 trillion are exploring exposure to digital assets. The continued convergence between TradFi and crypto marks what many analysts see as a structural turning point.
According to FortuneDecentralized Finance (DeFi) still represents less than half a percent of the total Traditional Finance (TradFi) market size. However, its influence is expanding through tokenization, yield-bearing products, and programmable financial structures that reflect real-world assets.
BlackRock’s leadership in this area underlines Horsley’s point. The asset management giant now manages more than $87 billion in spot Bitcoin ETF assets and $10 billion in Ether ETFs. Meanwhile, the tokenized Treasury fund, BUIDL, accounts for almost 10% of the entire $25 billion tokenized asset market.
 JPMorgan, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are also experimenting with on-chain settlement, tokenized funds and regulated DeFi strategies. That means Wall Street may be moving from merely testing crypto to building upon it.
Citi has also joined this movement. As Fortune’s crypto playbook highlights, Artem Korenyuk, the bank’s head of Enterprise Digital Assets, confirmed that “blockchain is here to stay.” Citi’s Token Services platform now facilitates payments between institutional clients 24/7 using a private blockchain infrastructure.
Following the US government’s recent passage of the Genius Act, which formalized stablecoin regulations, Citi and others have expanded pilot programs around tokenized security and blockchain-based payments.
The message from Horsley and others is clear: Wall Street’s relationship with crypto is no longer experimental. As the DeFi blueprint merges with institutional capital and regulations providing clearer tracks, the next twelve months could redefine how traditional markets and crypto coexist.
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