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  • [Law Commission] Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)

    [Law Commission] Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)

    Wei Xiang

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    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

  • [COUNT ON SHEEP] How to File Crypto Taxes: Your Essential 2025 Guide

    [COUNT ON SHEEP] How to File Crypto Taxes: Your Essential 2025 Guide

    Wei Xiang

    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

  • [galaxy] The State of Crypto Lending

    [galaxy] The State of Crypto Lending

    Wei Xiang

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    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

  • [Digital Pound Foundation] Stablecoin: The UK Opportunity

    [Digital Pound Foundation] Stablecoin: The UK Opportunity

    Wei Xiang

    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

  • [OpenAI] A practical guide to building agents

    [OpenAI] A practical guide to building agents

    Wei Xiang

    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

  • [LTP] Liquidity 2025 Insititutional Digital Asset Summit Insights Report‌

    [LTP] Liquidity 2025 Insititutional Digital Asset Summit Insights Report‌

    Wei Xiang

    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

  • [The Network Firm] 2025 Crypto Accounting Guide: How to Protect Your Startup from Financial Pitfalls

    [The Network Firm] 2025 Crypto Accounting Guide: How to Protect Your Startup from Financial Pitfalls

    Wei Xiang

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    Bitcoin ETFs have arrived. Token ETFs are next.  Regulatory clarity is improving, and institutional interest in the crypto space is steadily growing.  With these market shifts, expectations for financial transparency and operational rigor are higher than ever—especially for crypto startups. As a crypto founder or CFO, it’s essential to establish sound financial practices early to meet… Read more

  • SEC Crypto Task Force Continues 2025 Roundtable Series

    SEC Crypto Task Force Continues 2025 Roundtable Series

    Wei Xiang

    Following the successful April 11 session on “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading,” the SEC’s Crypto Task Force is moving ahead with three more public roundtables exploring key issues in digital asset regulation: Events will take place at SEC HQ in Washington, D.C., and will also be streamed live… Read more

  • [GFTN] Transforming Financial Services: The Impact of Asset Tokenization

    [GFTN] Transforming Financial Services: The Impact of Asset Tokenization

    Wei Xiang

    Asset tokenization—the digitization of real-world assets such as real estate, bonds, or equities using blockchain—has become a key driver of innovation in financial services. It enables greater efficiency, liquidity, transparency, and accessibility, and is projected to transform how assets are issued, owned, and traded. Why It Matters By 2030, tokenized assets could represent USD 16… Read more

  • [Bitwise] Q1 Crypto Market Review – 2025

    [Bitwise] Q1 Crypto Market Review – 2025

    Wei Xiang

    10 Noteworthy Developments in Q1 2025 Key Upcoming Catalysts Read more