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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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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