Antalpha Platform Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ANTA), a leading global fintech platform in the Bitcoin ecosystem, today released an official statement summarizing and reviewing the company's significant participation and industry insights during its role as the title sponsor of Bitcoin MENA 2025.
Bitcoin MENA 2025 was successfully held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from December 8th to 9th, bringing together key figures from the global crypto and finance sectors, including Binance founder CZ and MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor, as well as numerous institutional participants, policymakers, and technology innovators.
During the conference, CZ shared his view that Bitcoin may be breaking through the traditional four-year halving cycle and entering a "supercycle" driven by macroeconomic factors and institutional capital. Michael Saylor presented a more forward-looking industry blueprint, outlining a new financial architecture with Bitcoin as the underlying reserve asset and digital credit issued by regulatory agencies and national financial institutions—the "Bitcoin-backed digital bank." He pointed out that an increasing number of large US banks have begun to engage in Bitcoin custody and lending, indicating that Bitcoin is evolving from a "speculative asset" to an "underlying asset of regulated financial infrastructure."
Saylor's views align perfectly with Antalpha's long-term strategy. As one of the few global fintech platforms capable of providing large-scale, long-term, fixed-interest, Bitcoin-collateralized institutional-grade financing solutions, Antalpha has long been committed to promoting Bitcoin as the underlying reserve asset for institutional lending, corporate treasury assets, and multi-asset financial services systems. Over the past year, the company has continuously improved its multi-asset collateralized lending infrastructure, expanding its business across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, and continuing to collaborate with traditional financial institutions worldwide to explore the compliance and product innovation pathways for Bitcoin within traditional financial systems.
Bitcoin MENA 2025 also marks Antalpha's first major global industry appearance since its traditional IPO on Nasdaq in May 2025. This milestone demonstrates the company's long-term commitment to transparency, regulatory compliance, and institutional-level governance—capabilities essential for Bitcoin's future integration into the global financial system.
Dr. Derar Islim, Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Antalpha for the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, stated:
“Bitcoin MENA 2025 clearly demonstrated the shifting focus of the global narrative surrounding Bitcoin—from short-term price volatility to long-term financial infrastructure development. Michael Saylor’s concept of a ‘Bitcoin-backed digital bank’ aligns perfectly with Antalpha’s strategic direction over the years. We believe that Bitcoin is not only digital gold, but will become the underlying reserve asset for institutional credit markets and the modern financial system. Antalpha’s mission is to provide the technology, funding tools, and risk management capabilities needed for this future in a transparent, robust, and institutional-grade manner.”
The meeting further highlighted Abu Dhabi's strategic position in the global digital asset space. With its advanced regulatory framework, long-term energy strategy, and growing institutional participation, the UAE is becoming a key hub for sectors such as mining, custody, infrastructure, and cross-border financing—sectors that synergize well with Antalpha's global operations.
As revealed by Bitcoin MENA 2025, the next phase for Bitcoin will focus on: deeper integration into regulated financial systems, continued growth in corporate treasuries and institutional asset allocation, and a new wave of development around a “Bitcoin-supported financial architecture.” Antalpha will continue to leverage its deep expertise in technology, risk management, and large-scale fundraising to drive the long-term, robust development of the Bitcoin ecosystem and play a key role in the global digital financial system.
*Note: This article does not constitute an offer, solicitation, advice or recommendation of any securities, financial products or services in any jurisdiction.


