All money will be onchain
Polygon’s new vision bets on stablecoins, abstraction, and compliance as infrastructure. What that means for open money — and who they're really competing with.
Open Money: What 2026 looks like for crypto
Across Coinbase, Galaxy, a16z, Grayscale, and Bitwise, the consensus is clear: Crypto is getting institutional, allocatable, and quietly integrated into the pipes of the financial system. From stablecoins as internet-native money to tokenization, here are the seven trendlines that matter most.
The universal crypto rails debate
Crypto is becoming global financial infrastructure — but which rails will define it? Permissioned systems offer efficiency and control while permissionless ones preserve innovation and open access. As tokenization scales, this choice will set the defaults for the next financial era.
Self-custody, clarified
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.
Tokenization finally touches the core ledger
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.
Mainstream adoption versus mainstream absorption
If the past couple of weeks are any indication, Bitcoin isn’t being adopted, it's getting absorbed. Institutions are embracing exposure, not ideology.