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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
Why many token launches are broken (and how to fix them)

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

Why many token launches are broken (and how to fix them)

Forgd CEO explains why market maker transparency is so important and

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
The next challenge for tokenization isn’t just about bringing assets onchain

Apr 21, 2026

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4 min read

The next challenge for tokenization isn’t just about bringing assets onchain

Tokenization for tokenization's sake is no longer enough to move the needle, says OnRe Co-Founder Ayyan Rahman

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
As crypto traders continue to compete, DoubleZero is pushing for fairer market data access

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

As crypto traders continue to compete, DoubleZero is pushing for fairer market data access

The latest wave of infra development is increasingly focused on a critical, but less discussed layer

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Arthur Hayes and Matt Luongo: Bitcoin’s true value has nothing to do with price

Apr 14, 2026

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8 min read

Arthur Hayes and Matt Luongo: Bitcoin’s true value has nothing to do with price

A deep dive into how bitcoin became a macro trade conditional on liquidity and risk -- and what role yield is playing in its evolution

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
How Sky Connects Wall Street to Onchain Credit and Yield With Rune Christensen

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

How Sky Connects Wall Street to Onchain Credit and Yield With Rune Christensen

With USDS and a new architecture, Sky is turning idle stablecoins into one of crypto’s most efficient capital markets

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
As AI strategies split the market, this neobank is betting on autonomous finance to scale

Apr 7, 2026

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8 min read

As AI strategies split the market, this neobank is betting on autonomous finance to scale

As companies choose between exponential AI growth or slow, steady returns, Superform Co-Founder Vik Arun sees a future where onchain agents manage capital

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
This $2B investment firm’s partner sees vaults as “the promise of DeFi”

Apr 2, 2026

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7 min read

This $2B investment firm’s partner sees vaults as “the promise of DeFi”

The vanilla savings bank model is being shaken up with vault's new risk profiles and strategies

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Figure’s CEO isn’t waiting for Wall Street, but finding public companies who need their tokenization network

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

Figure’s CEO isn’t waiting for Wall Street, but finding public companies who need their tokenization network

He says tokenization will reshape capital markets within 10 years, beginning with shareholders who can’t find a buyer

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
EXCLUSIVE: Obex unveils first cohort deploying $1B to bring yield onchain

Mar 25, 2026

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7 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Obex unveils first cohort deploying $1B to bring yield onchain

Framework Ventures breaks down the 8 teams chosen and what's coming next

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why stablecoins’ biggest challenge isn’t technical, it’s adoption

Mar 24, 2026

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7 min read

Why stablecoins’ biggest challenge isn’t technical, it’s adoption

The future of payments is likely to be a slow, messy convergence, says Modern Treasury's head of stablecoin strategy

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
As the market diverges, is bitcoin still considered digital gold?

Mar 19, 2026

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6 min read

As the market diverges, is bitcoin still considered digital gold?

Muneeb Ali, founder of Stacks, sees the bitcoin opportunity shifting as the asset matures

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
More investors are exploring “exotic” assets as onchain credit markets, RWAs and AI unlock new opportunities

Mar 17, 2026

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8 min read

More investors are exploring “exotic” assets as onchain credit markets, RWAs and AI unlock new opportunities

Euler Finance CEO explains the shift in market appetite and exploration

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Across Protocol proposes going private, offering token holders exit or equity

Mar 12, 2026

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8 min read

Across Protocol proposes going private, offering token holders exit or equity

As institutional and enterprise demand grew, its DAO structure proved to be a bottleneck

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Why Banks Are Writing Smart Contracts This Year

Mar 10, 2026

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7 min read

Why Banks Are Writing Smart Contracts This Year

Space and Time is seeing its sales cycle speed up as a result of this growing demand

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Talking Tokenization: WisdomTree bets big on tokenized RWAs as its AUM surges 2,466%

Mar 5, 2026

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7 min read

Talking Tokenization: WisdomTree bets big on tokenized RWAs as its AUM surges 2,466%

Growing investor demand for tokenized treasuries and funds is pushing the firm deeper into onchain finance

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek
Erebor Bank Bets on AI, Crypto and Defense With its Sparkling New OCC Charter

Mar 3, 2026

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8 min read

Erebor Bank Bets on AI, Crypto and Defense With its Sparkling New OCC Charter

The Palmer Luckey-backed bank named after "The Hobbit" launched last month with $635 million in capital

Jacquelyn Melinek
Jacquelyn Melinek

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