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Quick Take
  • This category sits under Pillar 2: Capital Markets & Infrastructure.
  • The 15 firms below are listed alphabetically and are not ranked.
  • A shortlist will be named in May 2026, with the winner announced at Proof of Talk in Paris on June 2–3, 2026.
  • Initial pool: More than 30 firms screened; 15 advanced to the long list

What Happened

This category sits under Pillar 2: Capital Markets & Infrastructure. The 15 firms below are listed alphabetically and are not ranked. A shortlist will be named in May 2026, with the winner announced at Proof of Talk in Paris on June 2–3, 2026.

The BeInCrypto Institutional 100 — Best Digital Asset Manager (2026 Long List) identifies firms running regulated institutional digital asset investment products, including spot ETFs, ETPs, tokenized money market funds, index funds, structured products, and public-market crypto exposure vehicles.

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Market Context

Long list: 15 firms across ETF issuers, tokenized fund operators, multi-jurisdiction ETP managers, crypto-native hedge funds, and public-market crypto exposure vehicles

The category includes traditional asset managers expanding into crypto, dedicated crypto ETP issuers, multi-jurisdiction index providers, and selected edge-case inclusions such as public-market crypto treasury vehicles and regulated crypto hedge funds where the asset management surface is institutionally relevant.

Data was verified using SEC EDGAR filings, ETF flow trackers including Farside and SoSoValue, issuer disclosures, regulatory registers including VARA, FCA, FINMA, BaFin, MAS and MiCA-CASP, audited reports, and private-market sources including PitchBook, Tracxn, and Crunchbase.

Why It Matters

Best Digital Asset Manager is a category within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars.

Key Facts

Details

Initial pool: More than 30 firms screened; 15 advanced to the long list

Scoring: 30% quantitative data · 50% Expert Council · 20% disclosed company data

Criteria assessed: AUM, product breadth, regulatory status, distribution reach, tokenization and staking integration, fee competitiveness, institutional adoption, track record, reputation

Data sources: SEC EDGAR, ETF flow trackers, issuer disclosures, VARA, FCA, FINMA, BaFin, MAS, MiCA-CASP registers, audited reports, PitchBook, Tracxn, and Crunchbase

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Methodology

This category is evaluated under Track B of the BeInCrypto Institutional 100 methodology: 30% quantitative metrics, 50% Expert Council scoring, and 20% disclosed company data.

Assessment spans eight criteria: assets under management, product breadth, regulatory status, distribution reach, innovation through tokenization or staking integration, fee competitiveness, institutional adoption, and track record and reputation.