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The SEC quietly published a plain-language guide to crypto self-custody. This issue explores why that matters, how custody defines real ownership, and why understanding private keys is essential to open money, real choice, and financial control.
The SEC’s no-action letter for DTC’s tokenization pilot signals a shift from blockchain demos to real market infrastructure. Tokenized assets, investor protections, and programmable finance can now converge inside the core U.S. securities settlement system.
If the past couple of weeks are any indication, Bitcoin isn’t being adopted, it's getting absorbed. Institutions are embracing exposure, not ideology.
Klarna is launching KlarnaUSD, a fiat-backed stablecoin built on the Tempo blockchain to reduce cross-border payment costs. This marks a shift toward stablecoin-based settlement infrastructure, as fintechs begin replacing legacy rails like SWIFT and card networks with programmable money.
Crypto markets just flipped from euphoria to fear, with over $1 trillion in value erased and bitcoin down nearly 30% from its peak. But beneath the volatility, the infrastructure — from stablecoin volume to institutional rails — is still compounding.
As bitcoin and crypto assets get wrapped into ETFs, treasuries, and digital asset trusts (DATs), the market is becoming more accessible — and more fragile. This week’s volatility shows how quickly those wrappers can turn into points of failure.