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Crypto’s Real Battle Is Moving From Token Prices to Payment Rails
The big shift in crypto isn’t about which token hits a new price target. It’s about who can access regulated payment rails, issue dollar-like instruments, and manage the reserves and enforcement around them. This piece analyzes the push toward regulated infrastructure, stablecoins, and state-level licensing as the market sorts itself into governance, custody, and liquidity challenges.
Crypto Is Buying the Plumbing: Regulated Infrastructure as the Next Adoption Phase
Explores how crypto firms are pursuing regulated infrastructure—transfer agents, charters, and enterprise rails—as a path to institutional adoption, with examples like Bullish–Equiniti and enterprise L2 partnerships.
44 min readEnterprise Crypto Headlines Are Back. Value Capture Is Still the Test
Analysis of how institutional adoption signals in crypto infrastructure relate to real value capture for assets like USDC and Chainlink. Distinguishes adoption from durable economic upside.
40 min readEurope Bets on Euro-Stablecoins to Boost Financial Sovereignty
France urges euro-stablecoins and tokenized deposits to curb European payment dependence as the ECB advances a digital euro toward 2029.
11 min readEurope Eyes Euro-Stablecoins to Cut Dependence on Global Payment Giants
France urges Europe to build euro-stablecoins and tokenized deposits to cut reliance on non-European payment providers, backing a Qivalis euro-stablecoin.
12 min readWisconsin Passes Crypto Kiosk Protections After Scam Survivor
Wisconsin passes a law regulating crypto kiosks after a scam survivor's $4,400 loss, with warning labels, transaction caps, and victim reimbursement.
13 min readWisconsin Nurse Turns Scam Loss into Crypto Kiosk Protections
Wisconsin scam survivor helped enact last week's law regulating crypto kiosks with warnings and caps after losing $4,400, championing investor protections.
10 min readScam Survivor Sparks Crypto Kiosk Protections in Wisconsin
Karin Schmeling, a Wisconsin scam survivor, helped pass kiosks' warning labels, transaction caps, and victim reimbursement after losing $4,400 to crypto scams.
9 min readXRP ETFs Spark Institutional Surge
XRP ETFs surge after regulatory clarity, attracting major institutional inflows; Goldman Sachs holds a large stake amid XRP's strong utility and real-world tech
9 min readXRP ETFs Spark Institutional Gold Rush
XRP ETFs spark institutional adoption after 2025 clarity, with $1B+ inflows and heavy backing from Goldman Sachs, supporting cross-border and tokenized assets.
11 min readCrypto Kidnappings Surge in France in 2026
France sees 40+ crypto kidnappings in 2026, with dozens since 2024, signaling security and legal challenges for crypto investors.
8 min readWhite House Pushes Fast-Track Crypto Bill Ahead of Midterms
White House pushes to pass market structure legislation before midterms, clarifying crypto oversight as securities or commodities to secure U.S. leadership.
9 min readSchwab Launches Schwab Crypto for Retail Investors
Schwab launches Schwab Crypto, a spot BTC/ETH trading platform for retail clients, with Paxos custody and 75 bps per trade, linked to your brokerage.
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