Crypto’s Venture Capital Gap Venture capital cannot be present everywhere at once, and while more funding is flowing into Web3 companies, it is unrealistic to expect equal distribution globally. Certain hubs are emerging as go-to destinations for innovators due to factors like regulatory ease, visa access, cost of living, climate, and time zones. Cities like … Read more
In Defense of Human Traders SanR is a platform for traders to make predictions on the direction of a token’s price movement, recorded as NFTs on-chain to prevent falsification. These predictions are then used to assess each trader’s accuracy, helping users to determine who has strong predictive abilities. Despite the risk of sharing successful predictions, … Read more
The Emergence of Liquid Restaking Tokens and Their Impact on Blockchain Security and Efficiency New liquid restaking protocols offer Ethereum another chance to enhance its staking ecosystem by providing a more democratic and diverse approach to staking. Unlike traditional liquid staking protocols, which secure the PoS chain with deposited ETH, liquid restaking protocols validate AVSes … Read more
The Evolution of Stablecoins into Commodities, Real Estate, and Crypto Baskets Redefines Digital Asset Stability Stablecoins tied to a basket of cryptocurrencies, such as DAI and wrapped bitcoin, provide stability and capture the potential upside of the digital asset market. Diversified stablecoins mitigate single-currency risk and reduce volatility, offering exposure to a broader spectrum of … Read more
How AI and DePIN Will Change Web3 Frameworks for managing populations of AI agents with various goals, such as Autonolas, are emerging. Autonolas generates bots for trading and governance. Another project, Botto, uses a generative AI model to create art curated by a DAO, incentivized by a token feedback loop. Numerai is a hedge fund … Read more
Imminent Approval of U.S. Bitcoin ETF Boosts Crypto Market Optimism The SEC has requested that issuers make their authorized participant agreements available, which outlines the role of creating and redeeming ETF shares. This role will be particularly challenging for bitcoin ETF authorized participants, requiring knowledge of digital assets, safekeeping and custody, due diligence for anti-money-laundering … Read more
The U.S. Risks Its Position as a Stablecoin Leader This content highlights the need for regulators and policymakers to approach stablecoin regulation differently than traditional payment systems. While stablecoins may not present more or less risk, they do present different risks due to their underlying technology and use in new forms of payment activity. On … Read more
