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With this supportive environment, Saylor marks November 5th, 2024, as the inflection point when institutional adoption accelerated drastically. Multitudes of companies, celebrities, governments, and financial institutions began integrating crypto assets into their operations, notably through Bitcoin treasury holdings.
Today, hundreds of companies hold Bitcoin as part of their balance sheets, acknowledging its role as digital capital. The emergence of Ethereum and other blockchain-based treasury companies highlights a migration toward tokenized securities and real-world assets, which are increasingly managed by onshore, regulated entities with governance and accountability.