Bitcoin hitting a 21-month low is the kind of event that sends retail traders to grief forums and institutional investors to their procurement teams. Angela Ang, BitGo’s newly appointed Managing Director for Asia-Pacific and President of BitGo Singapore, is firmly in the camp that sees the current moment as a structural opportunity rather than a reason to panic.
In an interview on Bloomberg’s “Insight with Haslinda Amin” on July 2, 2026, Ang laid out why BitGo is doubling down on the APAC region precisely when bitcoin prices are at their lowest point in nearly two years.
From retail chaos to institutional order
The core thesis Ang presented is simple, even if the execution is not. The crypto market is maturing. Retail speculation, which once drove the dramatic price swings that made crypto famous, is giving way to institutional demand. And institutions do not move money without first asking two questions: is it secure, and is it compliant?
That framing matters because it defines exactly what BitGo sells. The firm specializes in institutional-grade custody, trading, staking, financing, and settlement services. When bitcoin is volatile, that pitch gets louder. The messier the market, the more valuable a compliant, battle-tested custodian becomes.
