Digital Assets
Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Record First Block Trade on CME
CME Group announced on October 20, 2026, that FalconX and GSR have executed the first block trade in its new Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures. Trading in both contracts is now underway, the derivatives exchange operator said. The…
DeFi Lending: Collateral, Liquidations, and Bad Debt
A first-principles guide to DeFi Lending, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
Swarm Intelligence Offers a Clearer View of Crypto Markets
Can Explainable AI Improve Crypto Market Forecasting? A cryptocurrency forecasting system can produce smaller errors without reliably predicting whether prices will rise or fall. That distinction is easy to overlook, but it separates a promising research tool from a demonstrated…
Bitdeer Bitcoin Output Rises 200% as AI Cloud Backlog Hits $2.9 Billion
Bitdeer Technologies Group on October 19, 2026 published its unaudited production and operations update for September 2026, reporting 1,355 bitcoins mined during the month, which the company said represented a 200% increase year over year, and an AI Cloud revenue…
Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Security Risk Intelligence Solution
Mastercard announced Stablecoin Security, a new risk intelligence solution for stablecoin payments, on October 19, 2026, at Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas, with Borderless.xyz and Keyrails as initial partners. According to the October 19, 2026 announcement, the solution combines payment…
Ethereum Gas Fees Reveal the Limits of AI Forecasting
Can AI Predict Ethereum Network Stress? Ethereum can continue producing blocks while becoming expensive or inconvenient to use. For someone sending a payment, adjusting a lending position, or settling a tokenized asset, that distinction matters. A functioning blockchain does not…
How Herding and Hype Shape Crypto Investing
A cryptocurrency can attract thousands of new buyers without becoming a better investment. A surge in searches can signal growing interest without revealing whether prices will rise. Those distinctions matter because investors often treat popularity, confidence, and expected returns as…
How Investor Attention Amplifies Bitcoin and Ethereum Jumps
A bullish crypto headline can arrive during a quiet afternoon or in the middle of a market frenzy. Its wording may be identical, but the surrounding conditions can differ dramatically. Understanding that difference could improve how investors interpret sentiment and…
Do ESG Ratings Influence Crypto Investors?
A sustainability rating can make an investment easier to evaluate. Whether it changes what investors actually buy is a separate question. For cryptocurrencies, that distinction matters because environmental credentials, decentralization, and financial performance do not necessarily move together. A new…
Digital-Asset Wallets: Keys, Signatures, and Smart Accounts
A first-principles guide to Digital-Asset Wallets, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
DeFi Security Failures Cost More Than Stolen Funds
DeFi Hacks Leave Lasting Liquidity Damage, Study Finds A cryptocurrency protocol can repair broken code faster than it can rebuild confidence. After an exploit, the immediate question is how much money disappeared. The more consequential question may be how much…
Is Bitcoin Mining Really a Flexible Grid Resource?
Bitcoin was introduced as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system capable of operating without a central financial intermediary. Over time, its role has expanded beyond payments, with many investors treating it as “digital gold” and a potential reserve asset for the…
Jonathan Schramm
Crypto Crime Prevention Needs More Than Strict Laws
A financial penalty only discourages misconduct when the person considering it believes there is a meaningful chance of being caught. That simple distinction helps explain why increasingly detailed cryptocurrency regulations can coexist with fraud, money laundering, and failures that leave…
Samsung Wallet to Launch USDC Transfers for U.S. Galaxy Users
Samsung Electronics America announced on October 7, 2026 that stablecoin wallet functionality will launch in Samsung Wallet starting in the last week of October 2026 for eligible Galaxy users in the United States, initially supporting USDC, a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin.…
A New Framework Targets Hidden Risks in DeFi
Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is an open financial system built on public blockchains that uses self-executing code instead of traditional financial institutions like banks and brokers. This can create major improvements in efficiency and independence from the traditional financial system, but…
Jonathan Schramm
