AI Visibility Is the New Licence to Be Considered.
A direct read for crypto communications teams — and the moves the brands surviving the regulatory consolidation are already making. The 5W Crypto Regulation Brief documents three regulatory shifts that converge on a single deadline (January 1, 2027) and a…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
Why BlackRock Won the Bitcoin ETF Citation War in 24 Months — and What It Means for Every Other Issuer
When BlackRock listed the iShares Bitcoin Trust on January 11, 2024, the working assumption across the spot Bitcoin ETF cohort was that competition would settle out over five to ten years. That is how passive index funds settled. That is…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
The Self-Custody Narrative Is Losing Inside ChatGPT — and Hardware Wallet Brands Need to Notice
In November 2022, in the weeks after FTX collapsed, a single phrase rewrote how the crypto industry talked about storage. “Not your keys, not your coins” stopped being a Bitcoin-purist slogan and became, briefly, the dominant consumer-facing message in retail…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
Stablecoin Brands Just Got Their First Real Marketing Playbook
When 5W opened our specialty cryptocurrency and NFT division in 2021, the conversation with every crypto founder started the same way. Do we need PR yet? Are regulators going to kill us before we can build? What do we do…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
Define or Be Defined: What the CLARITY Act Signals for Web3 Storytelling
The CLARITY Act represents one of the first comprehensive efforts to classify and regulate digital assets in the United States. Much of the public discussion about this legislation is dominated by lawmakers, lobbyists, and advocacy groups, leaving the industry itself…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
Fintech’s Next Frontier: From Disruption to Infrastructure
The fintech revolution has reached its inflection point. Disruption alone no longer suffices. Today, lasting impact comes from building infrastructure that powers financial systems at scale. As the industry matures, the era of flashy apps and rapid launches gives way…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
Beyond the Whitepaper: How Emerging Tech Companies Can Build a Public Voice
In today’s hyperconnected markets, investors no longer base decisions solely on product potential or whitepaper promises. Reputation, visibility, and public perception increasingly factor into early-stage investment and adoption. For Web3, fintech, and artificial intelligence startups, the lack of a strong…
Ronn Torossian, Founder and Chairman of 5WPR
