Digital assets experienced a remarkable surge in 2024. The prospect of regulatory clarity and a “crypto-friendly” U.S. Administration propelled the total market capitalization of the sector to an all-time high of +$3.79 trillion with the price of bitcoin reaching +$108,000 in December 2024. Lawmakers calling for a national Bitcoin Strategic Reserve have gained traction in several countries including the United States, Japan, Poland, and Brazil where a bill was proposed to hold up to 5% of the...

In September, the Federal Reserve initiated a fresh liquidity cycle, reducing the federal funds rate half a percentage point from a 23-year high. This unwinding of the economic tightening cycle follows 11 rate hikes dating back to March 2022 and similar measures from several Central Banks including the Bank of England, European Central Bank, and People’s Bank of China. Following the Federal Reserve’s statement, China announced fiscal and monetary stimulus measures “bold by historical standard...

Software is disrupting banking and financial services. For a fraction of a cent, stablecoins facilitate transactions at the speed of the internet...

The future of collective decision-making, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a paradigm shift from centralized hierarchical structures to decentralized governing bodies. The total value of digital assets in the treasuries of over 50,898 DAOs is $17.8 billion with 3.2 million active voters and proposal-makers out of 10.9 million governance token holders. DAOs have been limited so far, mainly governing technology, such as blockchains and the applications deployed on them, but wha...

Digital assets experienced a remarkable surge to prominence in 2021. The total market capitalization of the sector reached $3 trillion in November 2021 resulting in a record-breaking performance...

2021 was a year for the record books as the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market hit $3 trillion...