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The SEC delayed tokenizing stocks, and here’s why that’s a relief
Before we rush to tokenize U.S. equities, we need compliance systems that understand context, not just checkboxes. Investors like Michael Burry see the danger, so should the rest of us, urges Chamarajnagar.
Crypto’s security nightmare won’t be solved by ordinary audits
Without an update to the current auditing infrastructure, the crypto space will likely continue to suffer significant losses, explains Beyer.
If America wants to lead in crypto, it must protect the people who build it
Despite the Clarity Act’s advancement toward the finish line, there’s one provision under threat for builders that can’t be overlooked, argues Smith.
Stablecoins Were Meant to Disrupt Finance. Instead, They Became Idle Cash.
O’Connor argues that crypto’s clearest success story has scaled as money but not as capital.
The U.S. government is betting $2 Billion on quantum computing, and the defense side can't keep up
Pruden argues that to defend against a quantum computer capable of cryptographically relevant operations, we need post-quantum cryptography and regulatory coordination that the industry has been deferring for years.
The quantum clock is ticking: it's Bitcoin's problem, not Ethereum's
A recent research note published by Citi analysts reached a conclusion about quantum risk that should give every institutional bitcoin holder pause, Tabar explains.
5 corruption gaps Congress must close in the Clarity Act
The most consequential crypto legislation in the world is moving forward in the U.S. Senate. As written, it leaves the United States exposed to money laundering, sanctions evasion, and conflicts of interest at the highest levels of government, argues Greytak.
Meta is paying creators in Stablecoins. Spending them is someone else's problem
Meta’s decision to pay creators in USDC validates stablecoins as a mainstream disbursement tool, Joslyn suggests, but it also exposes the industry’s unresolved problem: moving seamlessly from digital dollars to usable local currency.
Why tokenization is an ETF-style market structure revolution
The current tokenization dialogue and pattern resemble ETFs’ early days, which ultimately transformed into a $10+ trillion market, Lie argues.
How to better understand bitcoin’s perpetual identity crisis
Here, Bailey unpacks the uncertainty surrounding the original cryptocurrency’s nature, which creates inconsistent market behavior.
