Crypto Long & Short
The Agentic Era Needs a Network
As we move beyond basic automation, we need systems rooted in verifiability and accountability, writes Hashgraph CEO Eric Piscini. Just like the web needed HTTPS, the agentic web needs a trusted network.
Crypto’s Real Economy Moment
Crypto’s real economy moment has arrived, says WisdomTree’s Dovile Silenskyte. Bitcoin may anchor the macro hedge, but the future is a broader, more functional market where utility drives value.
ETH Liquidity Check: Is it Catching Up with Bitcoin?
Kelly Ye and Helena Lam of Avenir Group explore how liquidity indicators could reveal underlying capital flows and liquidity conditions for ether, and how there may still be ample room for expansion as institutional interest accelerates.
Bitcoin Market Projection for the 2nd Half of 2025
Positive policy developments coupled with technical indicators point to bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market being well-placed to explode to new trading highs, writes Biyond’s Nathan Batchelor.
24/7 Settlement: Why Instant Liquidity Changes Everything
Uniform Labs’ Will Beeson says that the future of finance is not merely faster payments — it is a world where capital is never idle, where the trade-off between liquidity and yield disappears and where the foundations of financial markets are rebuilt for an always-on, global economy.
The Era of Real-World Assets DeFi Looping is Here
Looping is a proven DeFi strategy offering higher yields with transparent, managed risks and is set to become key in on-chain portfolios as tokenized RWAs grow, bridging traditional and decentralized finance, writes RedStone’s Marcin Kazmierczak.
Tokenized Equities Need an ADR Structure to Protect Investors
RDC’s Ankit Mehta says that depository receipts were the original form of tokenization and should be applied to tokenized infrastructure today to offer a scalable and legally sound foundation for modern equities.
401k(rypto)
The administration most supportive of crypto may have just highlighted the biggest barrier to crypto adoption: a retirement system where most participants never choose their investments at all, writes CoinDesk Indices’ Andy Baehr.
How Policy, Innovation, and Market Dynamics Are Driving Institutional Crypto M&A
AlphaPoint’s Reba Beeson dives into the trends and regulatory policy shifts driving crypto M&A, cementing its role as core infrastructure for the future of finance.
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.
