Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Josh Olszewicz of Canary Capital on equities, liquidity and crypto’s early — but still tentative — signs of a bullish turn. Joshua de Vos analyzes ten major blockchain ecosystems and trends to watch in 2026. Top headlines institutions should pay attention to, curated by
The WEF’s Global Risks Report 2026 warns geoeconomic confrontation and great‑power competition now top the near‑term threat list, with AI disruption rising as a structural risk. Summary WEF survey respondents rank geoeconomic confrontation and economic warfare above state conflict, misinformation, and climate in near‑term global risk severity. Report flags accelerating AI and quantum advances as
In a landmark development for financial technology, Nasdaq-listed Figure Technology Solutions has launched the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN), fundamentally transforming how investors interact with stock markets. This blockchain-based platform enables direct issuance and lending of real-world stocks without traditional intermediaries, potentially reshaping equity market infrastructure for years to come. The announcement, made from San
Project Eleven has raised $20 million to build defenses against the existential threat quantum computing poses to cryptocurrency. The round values the startup at $120 million. The company is backed by heavyweights from its June 2025 seed round, including crypto-native VC Variant Fund and quantum tech fund Quantonation. Project Eleven is preparing for “Q-Day.” This
A newly registered trader on Polymarket, one of the most widely used online cryptocurrency prediction market websites, has managed to turn a nearly $330,000 profit in a single day. Going by the name of NBA101, the trader has made 48 predictions since they joined earlier this month, most of them sports-related. The latest was an
We have seen this fight over stablecoin yields before, and history instructs us that we should not shortchange innovation in favor of protecting incumbent interests. Right now, the banking lobby is pushing hard to upend the bargain Congress struck in the GENIUS Act last year. In that landmark bill, Congress prohibited stablecoin issuers — those
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3019.22, up 0.9% (+25.63) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Fourteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ICP (+13.0%) and HBAR (+3.0%). Laggards: BCH (-2.5%) and POL (-1.5%).