From Crypto Long & Short
The Layer 1 Fallacy: Chasing Premium Without Substance
DeFi and RWA protocols are rebranding themselves as Layer 1s to capture infrastructure-like valuations. But most remain narrowly focused applications with little sustainable economics — and the market is beginning to see through it, says Avtar Sehra.
Ethereum Could Win the War, But Lose the Prize
Ethereum’s success presents a new challenge — invisibility, writes CMT Digital’s Aryan Sheikhalian. As Ethereum powers more applications behind the scenes, it risks becoming something everyone uses but no one notices.
"A Whale of a Problem: Why Self-Custody Might Sink Bitcoin Giants"
For whales with scale, the trade-offs of holding spot BTC are increasingly hard to justify. Bitcoin ETPs are an alternative, offering an efficient structure that allows big investors to sleep easy at night, says 21shares' President Duncan Moir.
The Future of Digital Asset Infrastructure in Latin America
Although cryptocurrencies have the potential to entirely change the economy and access in Latin America, their success hinges on infrastructure that prioritizes the needs of marginalized populations, regulatory clarity and educational efforts, writes ChainMyne’s Kimberly Rosales.
The Rate Renaissance: How Benchmark Rates Unlock DeFi’s Potential
Forward rate agreements (FRAs) serve as a foundational tool in the fixed income market to allow participants to manage expected interest rate fluctuations, and ultimately provide structure and scalability to unlock the next evolution of DeFi, write Treehouse Labs’ Jun Yong Heng and Si Wei Yue.
Editor
Alexandra Levis is the founder and CEO of Arro Financial Communications, a financial marketing and PR agency skilled at distilling complex stories into winning campaigns. Her firm's clients bridge the worlds of TradFi and DeFi, including traditional asset mangers and firms in the digital asset space . Prior to establishing the agency, she developed and ran marketing and public relations campaigns at Global X Funds, an NYC-based ETF issuer, where she served as Vice President of Marketing. Levis graduated with a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University.
