Wall Street Week Evolving Money: Blue Chip Meets Blockchain (Sponsored Content)
Feb 15, 2026
Amanda Agati, CIO at PNC Asset Management Group, who integrates crypto into traditional portfolios. She discusses why PNC is revisiting crypto and the internal regulatory debates that slowed adoption. She explains the strategic partnership with Coinbase and how tokenization, stablecoins, and private-market blockchain models are reshaping multi-asset strategy.
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Crypto As Natural Multi-Asset Evolution
- PNC views crypto as the next natural expansion of a multi-asset offering.
- Amanda Agati says they resumed exploration once the regulatory backdrop improved.
Internal Pushback And Handholding
- Internal debates at PNC were intense across risk, compliance, legal, and cybersecurity teams.
- Amanda Agati recounts extensive handholding was required to get broad internal buy-in.
Use Strategic Partnerships To Create Access
- Partner strategically rather than build every capability in-house.
- Amanda Agati says PNC partnered with Coinbase to create client access while learning operationally.