Sitemap - 2025 - Crypto is Macro Now

What matters?

What BTC volatility has to do with silver

WEEKLY - What Bitcoin is not, why young frustration matters

Coinbase: blurring boundaries

DTCC and the incumbents vs innovators debate

No, Bitcoin is not a Labubu

What the young are telling us and why we have to listen

New charters and banking upheaval

WEEKLY - the CFTC, China, India

The FOMC’s overlooked message

India: a CBDC-friendly stablecoin

The CFTC opens big crypto doors

The global shift and why it matters for crypto

WEEKLY - Sony, the NYFed, euro stablecoins

Citi: Blockchain in the Background

Amundi’s tokenization: the hidden story

Sony’s stablecoin: some interesting threads

China and stablecoins: there’s more

Markets: a bad start

WEEKLY - fiscal dominance, CBDCs in the Middle East

The deeper issue in the Fed Chair selection

Why the gulf between sentiment and economic activity matters

Bitcoin near a bottom?

Stablecoins: When is a dollar not a dollar?

We need this narrative shakeout

JPMorgan: banking goes onchain

WEEKLY - central banks + BTC, stablecoins + geopolitics

The silver lining in the market rout

The SEC and crypto assets: new definitions, new markets

SoFi: A bank goes full crypto

The geopolitics of stablecoin demand

Market relief but with caution

WEEKLY - digital euro + Bitcoin mood

Apollo Global: from onchain funds to onchain lending

The stablecoin scramble: Canada, UK, Switzerland

More roadblocks for the digital euro

The Supreme Court and tariffs: volatility ahead

Stablecoins and power

WEEKLY - geopolitics + crypto

Why we won’t get a digital euro

The G2 Summit + the FOMC surprise

Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle: a drag on the price?

Zelle + stablecoins: it’s the utility, not the tech

Trade optimism boosts overconfident markets

WEEKLY - Chinese stablecoins, machines, NFTs

Onchain capital raises: the market trend I’m waiting for

Unhelpful institutional hype

Why the gold correction is good news

Blurring boundaries: crypto assets and NFTs

No, the PBOC is not banning stablecoins

WEEKLY - power grabs, wholesale CBDCs

Stablecoins and lending

Stablecoin scaremongers

Who governs?

EU wholesale CBDCs and diplomatic spats

US, China and crypto markets

WEEKLY - sanctions and stablecoins

Stablecoins, CBDCs and a unified European market

Sanctions on a stablecoin

FIFA, tokens and questions

The slippery slope: politics and debt

WEEKLY - Crypto in Q4, Tether + Rumble

Tokenization in Q4, BTC momentum

Tether+Rumble, stablecoins as money

What’s ahead for macro in Q4?

What’s ahead for the crypto market in Q4

Turning up the temperature

WEEKLY - digital euro, gold, crypto use

The digital euro hits a wall

The FOMC statement – not what it seems

Finally, some regulatory convergence?

Military drills and futile sanctions

An antidote to repression and chaos

WEEKLY - the new geopolitical landscape

The CPI debate: did tariffs hurt?

The new geopolitical map takes shape

Labour data: Forget what you saw

Tempo and permissionless: words matter

The debt crisis is unfolding

A scene change: Central banks and stablecoins

Stablecoins: the Korean dilemma

What does GPS jamming have to do with gold?

WEEKLY - the misdirect: inflation and mortgages

A different type of military parade

The evolving realignment

It’s not socialism, it’s capitalism

The digital euro and the ECB’s desperate PR campaign

Powell pivots, markets shift, macro moves

Inflation is part of the plan

Russia wins, Europe stirs?

WEEKLY - stablecoins, layer-1s, CME tokenization

Make-or-break in Alaska: why it matters

What even is CPI for?

Big-name layer-1s + tokenization

What an end to the war could mean for markets

WEEKLY - Hong Kong, stablecoins and more

Why the tariff chaos matters for crypto

Permissioned stablecoins: why?

Hong Kong’s stablecoin geopolitics

NFPs: the drama and the overreaction

WEEKLY - the biggest week for crypto

Project Crypto: Even more than expected

No, CBDCs aren’t “stabilizing forces”

Big crypto market structure changes and why they matter

The tokenization pushback

The EU deal: the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end?

WEEKLY - tokenization, CBDCs

Institutional tokenization with a twist

Tariffs: the noise is the signal

The digital euro gets shakier

ETH momentum, Japan elections

WEEKLY - ETH ETFs, GENIUS, Citi stablecoin

ETH ETF staking proposals highlight a bigger issue

A Citi stablecoin is unlikely

Japan’s rocky road

China: not the stimulus you’re looking for

The canary in the coal mine?

WEEKLY - historical utility tokens + Korean stablecoins

A Wimbledon crypto example

China vs US: the distraction of noise

Tokenized equities: why?

Chaos is a ladder

Trade confusion deepens, complacency holds

South Korea's stablecoin frenzy

Robinhood and the sector shift

Markets and macro: relief for now

WEEKLY - digital euro, China + crypto

BIS: Stablecoins should make way for CBDCs

Crypto and China + in from the margins

The signals from NATO

The race to the digital euro is getting tense

Markets don’t spook easily

WEEKLY - stubborn fearmongering

The US dollar has some problems

“Free banking” is not a threat

Crypto risks and ownership in Europe

The G7 swings, roundabouts and balancing act

WEEKLY - The case against stablecoins

Wages of war and market hegemony

Stripe’s stablecoin strides

The case against stablecoins

DeFi Day, and South Korea's shift

Markets: sideways for now

WEEKLY - drama, deficits and stablecoins

What the latest political plot twist means for markets

Upping the stakes: a new wave of financial innovation

Should stablecoins be “money”?

Market narratives: boats in a hurricane

Geopolitics rattles markets

WEEKLY - Stablecoins, BTC, gold

Stablecoins, real estate tokens, inflation

A huge tariff change + BTC vs gold

[CORRECTION] Stablecoins and the innate control reflex

Stablecoins and the innate control reflex

Stablecoin stress, geopolitics and markets

WEEKLY - banks + stablecoins

Stablecoins, banks and signals

Why Pizza Day matters

When Bitcoin’s narratives merge

Good news for stablecoins and crypto

Moody markets and political trends

Tariffs, currencies and crypto

Stablecoins + fintech, open banking + crypto

US inflation: the split reaction

Tokenization and the SEC

Trade deals: disappointing and hopeful

Tariffs, currencies and crypto: speculation or escape?

Stablecoins, Treasury + the crypto bill

A new wave of retail crypto giants

WEEKLY - SWIFT-busters and stablecoin strategies

GDP misdirection and policy errors

The SWIFT-busters are gathering

A stablecoin engine + crypto funding

WEEKLY - The goal, the mess, and crypto

A new crypto "system"?

Currencies and crypto: Taking advantage of chaos

Assault on the Fed: smokescreen or scapegoat?

Inflation expectations: it’s all in the wording

Off to a bad start, but here’s the plan anyway

Macro, tariff realignment and more

WEEKLY - fake reprieves, weak bases

AUDIO - tariff and market mayhem

Traditional safe havens go haywire

The reprieve that isn’t really

Between the cracks, the bigger picture emerges

Two wolves: trade is bad vs high yields are bad

Why the tariffs will be temporary

WEEKLY - Liberation Day, chaos, crypto

Liberation Day: chaos, markets and crypto

Don’t expect tariff clarity

AUDIO - GDP growth, France shock, trade realignment

Liquidity squeeze, French shock, Chinese trade

US growth, market drivers, geopolitics

WEEKLY - It's a Pact, not an Accord

American exceptionalism + geopolitics

The stablecoin frenzy is getting started

It’s a Mar-a-Lago Pact, not an Accord

The security blunder wake-up call

Deregulation resistance, and the slide into autocracy

WEEKLY - What institutions building crypto services want

Institutions and crypto: Gaps rather than barriers

The Fed offset, and SOL futures

FOMC: Bracing, but for what?

WEEKLY - Markets: the dog that didn't bark

AUDIO - digital euro, market mood

Tokenization update: private credit, cost savings and gold

Markets: The dog that didn’t bark

The digital euro: more smokescreens

Institutional crypto: from a trickle to a stream

WEEKLY - the shocks of the week

SBR: A nice surprise

Tectonic plates are shifting

GDP models flashing red

The jolt that got real

Many layers of error

WEEKLY: good news from the SEC, and stablecoins

AUDIO - markets, regulation and stablecoins

The rhythm of good news

Crypto markets: A pause, but why?

The battle of the narratives

Lessons from a hack, and Germany scrapes through

WEEKLY - five years ago, things changed

Why Germany’s election matters

Glimmers of institutional momentum

AUDIO - Ukraine, markets, a bit of history and more...

Five years ago today, things changed

Macro impact: In the room

Memecoins: a step too far

WEEKLY - the CBDC veil, tokenization rules

CBDC update: the EU, Russia, Thailand and a sector survey

Crypto blues?

A year ago: tokenization, metaverse and a BTC breakthrough

The gold market is inefficient

WEEKLY: Stablecoins on Bitcoin

Jobs day is feeling left out

AUDIO - Signals from the US Treasury: good for crypto

Signals from the US Treasury: good for crypto

Regulation update: where to even start…

AUDIO - Stablecoins on Bitcoin

Stablecoins on Bitcoin

Tariffs and the impact on the BTC outlook

WEEKLY: Money <> securities, central banks <> BTC

AUDIO - FOMC, central banks and BTC

FOMC, central banks and BTC

AUDIO - Circle and Hashnote: melding money and securities

Circle and Hashnote: melding money and securities

The cycle inflection point

The perils of concentration, and the opportunities in the cracks

WEEKLY - the Davos shift, and why it matters for crypto

AUDIO - SAB 121 repealed, a Bitcoiner leads the Senate Subcommittee, the Crypto Executive Order

SAB 121 repealed, a Bitcoiner leads the Senate Subcommittee, the Crypto Executive Order

AUDIO - Trust: more than just surveys

Trust: more than just surveys

Green crypto shoots all over

AUDIO - Davos still matters for crypto, just not the way you think

Davos still matters for crypto, just not the way you think

AUDIO - The token to trump them all: industry impact

The token to trump them all: industry impact

WEEKLY - investment advisers' crypto fears

Tokenization update: Luxembourg, fractional bonds, new chains and more

AUDIO - The global crypto scramble

The global crypto scramble

Stable prices, or stable inflation?

What are investment advisers afraid of with crypto?

Jobs, inflation and oil

WEEKLY - China’s evolving crypto policy

AUDIO - China’s evolving crypto policy

China’s evolving crypto policy

The wrong kind of spark

Macro: A tenuous tightrope

A jittery US dollar

WEEKLY - media censorship, 2025 predictions

Tether and Rumble: what’s really going on?