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[Coin Metrics] STABLECOIN SECTOR ANALYSIS – MAY 2025
One particular sector of digital assets has captured growing interest due to their unique properties: Stablecoins. In a market prone to extreme volatility, stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a stable value relative to a specific asset or basket of assets, most commonly the U.S. dollar. Functionally, they represent collateralized deposits on-chain, with the… Read more
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[SYGNUM] Valuing crypto assets
The invention of cryptocurrencies created a new type of asset. But how these assets create economic value and how to estimate this value is still poorly understood in the market. Crypto assets represent investments in early-stage transformational technology where the opportunity lies in medium- to long-term growth. Any valuation methodology ultimately hinges on forecasting this… Read more
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[Pragmax Consulting] How I Became Head of Compliance for 3 Regulated Fintechs With Just 6 Years of Experience
“I don’t think a career in compliance is for you.” That was one of the first performance reviews I ever received. Did it hurt? Of course, I was hurt and confused. I was performing well and genuinely liked what I did, but I questioned the system and norms too much. I was not able to… Read more
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[ripple] Tokenization Trends in Business and Beyond
Tokenization—the process of converting physical, digital, financial, and intangible assets into digital tokens represented on a blockchain—is part of the effort, and has already moved from concept to reality among banks and businesses. Polaris Research expects the tokenization market to reach $10 trillion by 2030. Globally, markets are on track. JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs recently… Read more
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[Law Commission] Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)
The term decentralised autonomous organisation (“DAO”) describes, in very broad terms, a new type of online organisation using rules set out in computer code. A DAO will generally bring together a community of (human) participants with a shared goal – whether profit-making, social or charitable. At least originally, DAOs were conceived of as an alternative… Read more
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[COUNT ON SHEEP] How to File Crypto Taxes: Your Essential 2025 Guide
Key Takeaways: Taxable Events: Taxation of Crypto: Reporting Crypto Transactions: Specific Crypto Activities: Crypto Donations: Donating appreciated cryptocurrency to charity can help you avoid paying capital gains tax. The donation is also deductible at the fair market value on the day of the donation, which can potentially reduce your tax burden. Record-Keeping: Keeping track of… Read more
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[galaxy] The State of Crypto Lending
Lending and borrowing are use cases for cryptocurrencies that have found strong product-market fit both onchain and offchain, with the category as a whole topping $64 billion in market size at its peak. The lending market has also played an important role in building a financial ecosystem on top of digital assets, allowing users to… Read more
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[Digital Pound Foundation] Stablecoin: The UK Opportunity
The United Kingdom needs to put in place a competitive and robust regulatory regime for stablecoins as soon as possible. Other large financial centres already have operational stablecoin regimes (e.g. the EU) or are poised to legislate one quickly (e.g. the US). The lack of a regulatory regime for stablecoins is undermining UK competitiveness and… Read more
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[OpenAI] A practical guide to building agents
Large language models are becoming increasingly capable of handling complex, multi-step tasks. Advances in reasoning, multimodality, and tool use have unlocked a new category of LLM-powered systems known as agents. This guide is designed for product and engineering teams exploring how to build their first agents, distilling insights from numerous customer deployments into practical and… Read more
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[LTP] Liquidity 2025 Insititutional Digital Asset Summit Insights Report
The Liquidity 2025 Institutional Digital Asset Summit, hosted by LTP on April 7, 2025, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong, gathered leading voices from the global digital asset and traditional finance sectors. The summit served as a pivotal platform to explore how technological innovation, regulatory developments, and infrastructure evolution are driving the convergence… Read more