From Crypto Long & Short
Crypto’s Black Friday
What began as a macro-driven unwind on crypto Black Friday rapidly evolved into a market-wide stress event — underscoring how tightly coupled liquidity, collateral and oracle systems have become, writes CoinDesk Data’s Joshua de Vos.
Stablecoins: The Revolution in Global Money Transfers
Stablecoins are no longer just a bridge between crypto and fiat — they are becoming the rails of global commerce, writes Nonco CEO Fernando Martinez.
The State of DeFi Exploit Risk
DeFi protocols can rival or surpass traditional financial security standards and introduce frameworks to better assess risks in real-world asset applications for smarter capital allocation, says Cicada Partners Co-Founder Christian Lantzsch.
The Future of Financial Settlement Isn't Faster, It's Fundamentally Different
Outdated financial systems only appear fast but are inefficient, while blockchain and smart contracts create truly automated, real-time processes that enable new business models, says Polygon Labs’ Aishwary Gupta.
The Making of an Asset Class: Staking’s Next Chapter
With over $500 billion staked, proof-of-stake assets are evolving beyond a technical function into a new category of investment, as scale, volatility and sophisticated participants combine to push staking toward asset class status, says Gyld Finance Co-Founder Ruchir Gupta.
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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.
