Avenir Group and Industry Leaders Address Institutional Capital Efficiency and Financial Infrastructure Evolution at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, institutional discussions are shifting. As regulatory frameworks continue to mature, digital assets have moved beyond exploratory exposure and are increasingly being incorporated into institutional portfolios. However, this transition to multi-asset allocation has brought a theme into focus: while portfolios are expanding across asset classes, capital efficiency is being diluted by cross-system friction.

Avenir Group, an investment group focused on the integration of traditional finance and digital assets, observed that infrastructure readiness is increasingly shaping institutional capital efficiency as participation scales. As an official partner of Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Avenir Group convened a dedicated panel titled "The Next-Generation Institutional Trading Infrastructure." Leaders from Tiger Brokers, a leading global online brokerage; AMINA Bank AG (“AMINA Bank”), a Swiss FINMA-regulated crypto bank; and CoinRoutes, the leading multi-asset institutional trading platform, joined the discussion to examine the structural factors affecting institutional capital efficiency and explore potential paths for infrastructure evolution.

Industry Alignment: Rethinking Infrastructure From Asset-Centric to Capital-Centric

Across the discussion, a shared perspective emerged: the industry must transition from an asset-centric to a capital-centric infrastructure framework.

While asset-centric models—optimized around individual asset classes—have historically met market needs, their limitations become more apparent in increasingly complex multi-asset environments. In such contexts, certain capital efficiency trade-offs may arise. As institutions manage traditional and digital assets in parallel, inherent differences across asset classes—from price volatility to clearing and settlement cycles—can lead to hidden capital lock-ups and execution friction. These are no longer mere inconveniences; they may become material structural constraints on overall capital efficiency.

In response to these challenges, panelists identified the core pillars required to build a more integrated ecosystem:

• Unified Framework for Capital Utilization: Felix Huang Shuojun, Group Global Partner at Tiger Brokers Group, noted that margin interoperability has historically improved capital utilization in traditional markets. However, the introduction of digital assets has disrupted this coordination, as many existing systems remain designed around asset class rather than overall capital efficiency. As a result, institutions struggle to manage capital efficiently across asset classes within a unified framework.
• Synchronized Execution & Liquidity: Ian Weisberger, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinRoutes, highlighted how misaligned clearing and settlement cycles leave capital idle between transactions. As institutional strategies become increasingly cross-asset in nature, the need for unified execution capabilities across markets has become more pronounced.
• Regulatory-Ready Infrastructure: Myles Harrison, Chief Product Officer at AMINA Bank, emphasized that compliance should be viewed as a prerequisite for scalable and secure capital deployment. The challenge, he noted, lies in the absence of infrastructure natively designed to support multi-asset operations with transparency, scalability, and regulatory alignment globally.

“Based on broader industry observations, the path forward is increasingly clear,” said Jacob Zhong, Managing Partner of Strategic Investment & Partnerships at Avenir Group. "Institutions increasingly require infrastructure that can reunify capital across asset classes, synchronize execution and settlement to reduce idle liquidity, and embed compliance as a native capability rather than an afterthought. In this direction, more integrated and regulatory-aligned infrastructure is emerging as a key enabler of stronger capital efficiency and scalable cross-asset participation."

Building the Ecosystem: Advancing Infrastructure Through Coordinated Action

To move beyond dialogue, Avenir Group signed strategic memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Tiger Brokers, AMINA Bank, and CoinRoutes. These agreements reflect a shared commitment to developing more coordinated approaches to institutional infrastructure.

The convergence of traditional finance and digital assets is not a simple integration exercise; it is a progressive, system-level evolution. As multi-asset allocation becomes increasingly common, institutional competitiveness will be defined less by "market access" and more by the ability to coordinate capital efficiently within established regulatory frameworks.

Avenir Group remains committed to collaborating with a broader network of financial institutions and technology partners. By fostering this ecosystem-wide dialogue, Avenir Group aims to support more coordinated and scalable infrastructure pathways—helping translate industry alignment on capital efficiency into practical, measurable outcomes.

About Avenir Group

Avenir Group is a pioneering investment group dedicated to the strategic integration of traditional finance and digital assets, driving innovation to build a leading financial ecosystem and infrastructure. Through an integrated framework of Investment, Incubation, and Operations, the group’s investments focus on digital asset, trading and financial service platforms, PayFi infrastructure, and Real World Assets (RWA). As Asia’s largest institutional Bitcoin ETF holder, Avenir Group leads the regional market. With proven financial expertise and industry-leading capabilities, the group establishes its role as a global hub advancing capital mobility and strategic partnerships. Learn more: https://avenirx.com.