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Evernorth has 473 million XRP and an argument to why idle capital should not exist

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Evernorth has 473 million XRP and an argument to why idle capital should not exist

Its CEO Asheesh Birla is focused on whether people are doing anything with their digital assets beyond just holding them

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why Aave V4's structure is built like a central bank, but for DeFi

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

Why Aave V4's structure is built like a central bank, but for DeFi

Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov explains its new model from $1 trillion in deposits to financing AI infra buildouts

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why MoneyGram built its own stablecoin instead of using someone else's

Jun 25, 2026

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3 min read

Why MoneyGram built its own stablecoin instead of using someone else's

MoneyGram CEO thinks the real winners in this space might be the ones who make stablecoins disappear into the background

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
What 450 Questions and a WisdomTree ETP Has To Do With Lido

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

What 450 Questions and a WisdomTree ETP Has To Do With Lido

Head of Institutional Relations at the Lido Ecosystem Foundation makes an argument for why every institution should be staking ETH

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
From the Federal Reserve to Circle: What Most People Are Getting Wrong About Onchain Finance

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

From the Federal Reserve to Circle: What Most People Are Getting Wrong About Onchain Finance

Circle's Chief Economist Breaks Down Quantum Computing, $21 Trillion in USDC Volume, and Arc Building the OS for AI Agents

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Collector Crypt’s revenue hit $100M in May. Here's their marketing advice.

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

Collector Crypt’s revenue hit $100M in May. Here's their marketing advice.

Diving into how Collector Crypt leans on nostalgia to breathe new life into the digital collectibles market

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why Institutional FOMO Is Now the Biggest Force in Crypto

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

Why Institutional FOMO Is Now the Biggest Force in Crypto

Ava Labs VP of Onchain Finance breaks down where institutional adoption of blockchain actually stands right now

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Tokenized IPOs, the Innovation Exemption, and Why BlackRock Changed Everything

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

Tokenized IPOs, the Innovation Exemption, and Why BlackRock Changed Everything

Securitize President Brett Redfearn explains the latest insights on tokenization and what's next for the market

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why focusing on tailored approaches in emerging markets is the best Move forward

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

Why focusing on tailored approaches in emerging markets is the best Move forward

This CEO is meeting with governments in emerging markets and securing payment rails to expand operations globally

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
AVAT execs explain why MicroStrategy copycats are missing the point

Jun 2, 2026

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3 min read

AVAT execs explain why MicroStrategy copycats are missing the point

The DAT boom has a problem, AVAT leadership thinks it has the answer

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Diving into USDT0 Journey to $90B in volume

May 28, 2026

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3 min read

Diving into USDT0 Journey to $90B in volume

USDT0's cofounder shares his thoughts on stablecoins, the agent economy, and why Tether's may have an untouchable moat

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
What you need to know about x402

May 26, 2026

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4 min read

What you need to know about x402

And why Visa, Mastercard and others have joined its x402 Foundation

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Now that the tokenization narrative has shifted, what’s actually materializing?

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

Now that the tokenization narrative has shifted, what’s actually materializing?

RedStone’s Institutional Business Lead says the collateral gold mine hasn’t been tapped yet

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why SoFi's Big Banking Business launched its stablecoin on Solana

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

Why SoFi's Big Banking Business launched its stablecoin on Solana

At Solana Accelerate, Ben Reynolds explains SoFi's plans to become the stablecoin liquidity hub for big banks

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
EtherFi and SharpLink CEOs share what risk frameworks DeFi needs for legitimate institutional adoption

May 14, 2026

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4 min read

EtherFi and SharpLink CEOs share what risk frameworks DeFi needs for legitimate institutional adoption

Following recent exploits, only the teams with serious frameworks will survive

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
I asked 8 crypto leaders to explain the state of the crypto market

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

I asked 8 crypto leaders to explain the state of the crypto market

They shared what's overhyped, underhyped, and actually happening in the crypto market right now

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
What It Takes To Bring An Institution Onchain

May 7, 2026

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3 min read

What It Takes To Bring An Institution Onchain

An exclusive interview with Jito Foundation's new head of institutional growth

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
GSR CEO expands firm’s 13-year strategy as institutional demand for digital markets mature

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

GSR CEO expands firm’s 13-year strategy as institutional demand for digital markets mature

“I think it will ultimately end up eating the world, the capital markets world specifically,” GSR CEO Xin Song said

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
EXCLUSIVE: Inside BlackRock’s Digital Asset Strategy And What's Next

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Inside BlackRock’s Digital Asset Strategy And What's Next

“Eventually, I do think all assets will go onchain," says Maxwell Stein of BlackRock

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
PayPal is betting its distribution to 430M+ users will help drive PYUSD adoption beyond crypto

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

PayPal is betting its distribution to 430M+ users will help drive PYUSD adoption beyond crypto

Its stablecoin has grown to become the seventh-largest stablecoin by market cap at about $3.7 billion

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek

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