Consensus Live | Avenir Group discusses institutional capital efficiency and the evolution of financial infrastructure with Tiger, AMINA, and CoinRoutes

At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, the narrative focus of institutional investors is undergoing a structural shift. As the regulatory framework matures, crypto assets have transitioned from exploratory allocations to being rapidly integrated into institutional portfolios; however, this shift towards multi-asset allocation also highlights a new theme: despite portfolios expanding across asset classes, cross-system frictions are diluting capital efficiency.

Investment group Avenir Group, dedicated to promoting the integration of traditional finance and digital assets, has observed that as the scale of institutional participation expands, the completeness of infrastructure increasingly affects institutional capital efficiency. As the official partner of Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Avenir Group initiated a roundtable discussion titled "Next-Generation Institutional Trading Infrastructure." Industry leaders from global technology brokerage Tiger Brokers, Swiss FINMA-regulated crypto bank AMINA Bank AG ("AMINA Bank"), and leading multi-asset institutional trading platform CoinRoutes systematically dissected the reasons for limited institutional capital efficiency in a multi-asset environment and explored possible evolutionary directions.

Industry Consensus: A Fundamental Shift from "Asset-Centric" to "Capital-Centric"

During the discussion, all parties reached a core consensus: the industry must shift from an "Asset-Centric" infrastructure framework to a "Capital-Centric" framework.

In the past, the asset-centric model, optimized for a single asset class, was sufficient; however, in the complex multi-asset market era, this model may incur a certain degree of capital efficiency loss. When institutions manage traditional assets alongside digital assets, the inherent differences between different assets—ranging from price volatility to settlement cycles—can lead to invisible capital occupation and execution friction. These issues are no longer merely operational inconveniences but may become significant structural constraints affecting overall capital efficiency.

Roundtable guests shared deep insights from different segments of the value chain:

• Capital Efficiency Coordination: Felix Huang Shuojun, Global Partner at Tiger Brokers, pointed out that traditional markets have improved capital utilization through margin interoperability; however, the inclusion of digital assets has forced this synergy to be interrupted. Existing systems are often designed around "asset isolation" rather than "overall capital efficiency," making it difficult for institutions to achieve cross-asset capital allocation within a unified framework.
• Efficient Execution and Liquidity Linkage: Ian Weisberger, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinRoutes, added that misalignment in clearing rhythms leaves a significant amount of capital idle during trading gaps. What institutions urgently need is a unified execution capability for cross-market, multi-leg strategies, as well as flexible rotation of positions and risks across different asset classes.
• Compliance-First Infrastructure: Myles Harrison, Chief Product Officer at AMINA Bank, emphasized that compliance is not the opposite of efficiency but rather a prerequisite for the safe operation of systems. The pain point lies in the industry's lack of a native infrastructure that supports multi-assets while also ensuring high transparency and scalability, thereby unlocking capital potential within a global compliance framework.

Jacob Zhong, Strategic Investment and Partnership Management Partner at Avenir Group, stated: "Based on comprehensive industry insights, the direction of infrastructure evolution is relatively clear. As institutional participation in multi-asset environments deepens, the market increasingly requires infrastructure that can achieve unified capital allocation across assets, synchronize trading execution and clearing rhythms, and embed compliance capabilities into the native system (rather than as an afterthought). In this direction, more integrated infrastructure with regulatory adaptability is gradually becoming an important support for enhancing capital efficiency and supporting scalable operations across assets."

Co-Building Ecosystems: Advancing Financial Infrastructure Evolution through Collaborative Action

At the conclusion of the thematic discussion, Avenir Group officially signed a strategic cooperation memorandum (MOU) with Tiger Brokers, AMINA Bank, and CoinRoutes to explore potential future collaborations.

The integration of traditional finance and digital assets is not merely a matter of single technology or product integration, but rather a progressive, systemic compliance project. As multi-asset allocation becomes the norm, the competitive focus among institutions is shifting—not solely dependent on market access capabilities but on the system's ability to manage and flexibly allocate capital within a compliance framework.

Avenir Group looks forward to collaborating with a broader range of financial institutions and technology partners. By promoting dialogue and collaboration across the entire ecosystem, Avenir Group aims to work with industry partners to drive a more synergistic and scalable infrastructure path, gradually transforming the enhancement of capital efficiency from industry consensus into verifiable practice.

About Avenir Group

Avenir Group is an emerging investment group focused on promoting the integration of traditional finance and digital assets, building future-oriented financial infrastructure. The group adopts an "Invest - Incubate - Operate" integrated strategy, with its core investment landscape focusing on areas such as digital asset management, trading and financial service platforms, payment financial (PayFi) infrastructure, and real-world asset digitization (RWA), providing industry-standard products and services that continuously drive financial innovation and the development of emerging technologies. As the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin ETFs in Asia, Avenir Group is expanding its business globally, covering locations such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, London, and San Francisco. Leveraging robust capital strength and professional operational capabilities, the group is committed to becoming a strategic hub connecting Eastern and Western capital, driving efficient global capital flow and collaboration. Learn more: ++https://avenirx.com++