Opinion


Finance

Bridging the Skills Gap: Preparing the Workforce for a Web3 Future

Companies have invested so much on education with a focus on trading, but have not turned their attention to the portion of the workforce that remains unfamiliar with the technology that will be responsible for creating, facilitating, communicating and operating Web3 products and services, says Kelsey McGuire, CGO, Shardeum.

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Finance

Three Ways DeFi Will Revolutionize Financial Services

DeFi is poised to create a future where financial services are digital, open, always-on, and borderless, says Bill Barhydt, CEO, Abra.

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Analyses

The Fed Will Tell Us Soon If Bitcoin Is at a New Baseline

Today’s Fed interest rate announcement will set the table for a fresh uptick in crypto assets, says Philipp Pieper, co-founder of Swarm Markets.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

Analyses

The (Zero-Knowledge Proof) Singularity Is Near

This month may well be remembered as an inflection point in the acceleration toward real-time proving of transaction validity for blockchains.

Proof singularity would pave the way for a more interconnected and scalable Web3 ecosystem. (NASA Hubble Space Telescope/Unsplash)

Analyses

Forget Meme Coins, Crypto Utility Is Already Here

Meme Coin Mania has many wondering if crypto will stop the nonsense and deliver real use-cases, but crypto utility is already here if we simply look, says David Zimmerman, a research analyst at K33 Research.

Pump Fun homepage. (Pump.Fun)

Analyses

Key Opinion Leaders Are Bad for the Crypto Industry

That’s why my new project isn’t paying them. (And who is Professor Crypto, anyway?)

Professor Crypto on his way to Token2049 this week.

Analyses

Will Ether’s Supply Crunch Lead to Higher Prices in Q4?

Ether’s price might be falling, but its liquid supply is shrinking. If demand picks up next quarter, we could see a supply crunch that pushes prices higher, says Lucas Schweiger, Digital Asset Research Manager at Sygnum Bank.

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Analyses

Donald Trump Is Now a DeFi Enthusiast. Here’s Why It Matters

Trump’s new DeFi project may fail, as many do, but its launch, coming in the midst of a presidential campaign, is further proof that crypto has entered the mainstream, says Graeme Moore, head of tokenization at the Polymesh Association.

Donald Trump, center, pictured with sons Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Analyses

Don’t Believe the Hype, the First Rate Cut Isn’t a Market Disaster

With a Fed rate cut looming, the markets are in selling mood. But history shows that the S&P tends to rally after monetary easing, which in turn should support risk assets like cryptocurrencies, says Scott Garliss.

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Analyses

Is EigenLayer Ready For Institutional Adoption?

Restaking leader EigenLayer is a hit with more risk-accepting retail investors, but it doesn’t currently meet institutional needs, says Tara Annison, Head of Product at Twinstake, a non-custodial staking provider for institutional clients.

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