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Annabelle Huang in Newsweek: The Tech Must Catch Up

Altius CEO Annabelle Huang argues in Newsweek that institutional capital has outpaced blockchain performance, and closing that gap is the industry's task.

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Newsweek — September 2025

Writing for Newsweek, Altius CEO Annabelle Huang argues that institutional capital has arrived faster than the technology can support it. Pointing to spot ETFs, bank custody, and corporate treasury allocations, she makes the case that the infrastructure underneath still can't meet institutional standards for throughput, latency, and reliability, and that closing that gap is now the industry's central task. She frames performance engineering, not further adoption signals, as the work that determines whether institutions can operate at scale on-chain.

This opinion piece by Annabelle Huang was first published by Newsweek. Read the full piece at Newsweek →

https://www.newsweek.com/institutional-embrace-crypto-means-tech-must-now-catch-2134125