Future Of Digital Assets

Our global financial system moves trillions of dollars a day and serves billions of people, but the movement of money internationally remains complex, costly, fragmented, and archaic. The fact that it would be faster to fly a bag of cash across borders than to wire funds via a bank is confounding....

As Web 3 continues to grow, broader adoption provides favorable tailwinds for less prominent investments like music or movie royalties. New technologies are reinventing the way fans engage with their favorite brands and influencing the future of content creation.   Chainlink Lab's Marketing Manager...

Major crypto miners recently discussed strategies to mitigate the impact of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) halving, set to take place in April 2024. They're focused on being prepared, maintaining capital reserves and improving fleet efficiency to effectively navigate the challenges...

At Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets event in November, experts including Christopher Jensen from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets and Tania Reif of Senda Digital Assets discussed the 2024 investment outlook, with John Divine from BlockFills moderating the session. During the discussion,...

As crypto and Web 3 evolve, the market paradigm needs to change to secure further growth while also fostering transparency. College DAO's co-founder Joshua Sum discussed these challenges at Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets conference, talking to a group of experts, including Bitstamp US CEO...

Experts have stressed the critical role of education in understanding and leveraging blockchain technology for various global challenges, stressing its importance from creating sustainable energy solutions to providing humanitarian aid. Speaking at Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets...

Blockchain experts recently delved into the complexities and opportunities of harnessing blockchain data in today's market and discussed the challenges of handling fragmented blockchain data across numerous global exchanges last week at the Benzinga Future of Digital Assets...

Cathryn Chen is a veteran in the Web 3 world. After a distinctive career in traditional finance, she founded MarketX, a global VC firm focusing on emerging technologies. At Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets conference in November, Chen spoke with Chris O'Brien, partner at Venable LLP, discussing...

The global cryptocurrency payments could grow at 18.5% annually until 2030, making the crypto market irresistible for even the largest companies. Earlier this year, Coinbase reported 83% of the surveyed Fortune 500 executives either planned or had blockchain initiatives on the way. While this...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on seven counts of criminal fraud in a highly publicized trial that ended in early November. A former FTX employee shared with Benzinga some insight into business at FTX and more. What Happened: Now the founder and CEO of Architect, Brett Harrison...

Former FTX US president Brett Harrison highlighted the potential approval of Bitcoin ETFs during a private roundtable event at Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets. What Happened: The price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) popped several times based on institutions applying for Bitcoin ETFs, Harrison said....

Mitchell Diraimondo, lead project manager and co-Founder of SteelWave, spoke at the panel “Tokenomics In Action: Trillion-Dollar Asset Replatforming Through Tokenization” at Benzinga’s Future of Digital Assets Conference. He shared that he looks at cryptocurrency as the next...

Earlier this year, Ripple expressed optimism that following a pivotal court decision not classifying XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) as a security, U.S. banks and financial institutions would begin to embrace XRP for international payments. And they were right, Ripple's Head of Payments Brendan Berry...

Web3 and NFTs are going mainstream. With the younger demographic being dominant in the space, new use cases developing and brand associations, we may just be at the start of another bull run. These ideas, and more, were discussed at the Benzinga Future Of Digital Assets event held on Nov. 14, 2023...

Speaking at Benzinga’s Future Of Digital Assets event in New York on Tuesday, Brendan Berry, who leads payment products at Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), expressed his enthusiasm for the growing trend of tokenization, saying, “I am really excited about it.” “There's a lot of data...