In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Alex Tapscott on the stalling of the CLARITY Act and how it's impacting the average American consumer. Then, Aisha Hunt writes that crypto will grow by upgrading Wall Street’s trusted products rather than replacing them.
Rep. French Hill, head of the House Financial Services Committee, weighed in on outstanding policy issues in an interview with CoinDesk last month.
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're diving deep into the institution that has been the main steward for the Ethereum blockchain, and why its been back in the spotlight.
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Ravi Tanuku on why the GENIUS Act didn't just regulate stablecoins, it repriced Bitcoin's monetary premium. Then, Jesper Johansen on why looped ETH staking no longer needs a lending market.
This past week saw incremental, but potentially important steps.
Also: Citi on quantum computing and bitcoin, Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, and Vitalik Buterin on AI verification
Unpacking Thursday's at-times contentious markup hearing.
Also: LayerZero apology, Ronin layer-2 transition and ‘Clear Signing’
This was a hectic week.
Beneath the stalled market, advisors and long-term investors are quietly building durable crypto allocations and are becoming more comfortable investing in this asset class.
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Maxime Seiler notes that weak crypto prices mask adoption, making yield strategies the main trade. Then, Kavita Maharaj‑Alexander writes on crypto’s next phase being driven by proving compliance in practice, elevating the infrastructure providers that enable it.
Also: Alpenglow upgrade update, Ripple on North Korea hacking threat, Cloudflare on AI agents and web economics
We are kicking off the show in Miami this week. Here's what you should attend.
Also: Aave’s $300 million recovery effort, crypto for AI agents, and Bitcoin proposal for Satoshi-linked tokens.
April is almost over. May is the month to watch.
Also: DPRK hacking crypto, Aave contagion and Coinbase on quantum computing.
Every year policy discussions get more important, and this year's even more so.
Also: AI agents & crypto payments, CoW Swap hijack, ZK proofs on XRPL.
A bill would amend how the IRS would approach crypto taxes.
Selig said states do not have the ability to police prediction market providers, echoing his agency's stance as it pursues court cases to cement its authority.
Also: North Korea’s 6-month plot with Drift, Solana Foundation’s new ad and Alchemy AI.
Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap.
The crypto and banking industries saw Senators Alsobrooks and Tillis' agreement-in-principle for stablecoin yield.
The SEC and CFTC signed a memorandum of understanding to do a better job providing a combined regulatory approach to the digital asset sector.
Also: Nvidia’s rare blog, Aave liquidations, and Pudgy Penguins new game.
Hopes are rising that the Clarity Act may soon see some forward motion.
Also: OKX and AI agents, Future AI users of blockchain and Bitcoin’s latest governance clash.
The OCC's proposal's stablecoin yield procedures are the most ambiguous in that rulemaking plan.
Also: Ethereum’s “strawmap”, Robinhood chain update and OpenAI + smart contracts
Also: EF’s Stańczak to leave ED role, XRPL member-only DEX and Ethereum revives the DAO.