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“Culture is probably the one thing you genuinely cannot engineer or replicate.” Dogecoin has something that cannot simply be built with enough money, developers, or infrastructure: a global community with genuine emotional attachment to the asset. In NARRATIVE Issue 2, Jordan Jefferson, Founder & CEO of DogeOS, talks about why that cultural advantage could become an economic one, and what Dogecoin needs to turn its community into a functioning onchain economy. Read the full conversation in NARRATIVE: The Institutional Era of Crypto: https://lnkd.in/dvq2PQae

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AI agents are rapidly becoming part of the Web3 ecosystem, automating tasks, managing assets, and interacting with smart contracts. But one critical question remains: How do we verify who or what is acting on-chain? As AI adoption accelerates, security and digital identity are becoming just as important as intelligence. Without trusted identity frameworks, autonomous agents could introduce new risks alongside new opportunities. Our latest article explores the identity and security challenges that must be solved before AI agents can safely operate at scale in Web3. Read the full article https://lnkd.in/eP79CAna

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Bitcoin's success depends, in large part, on people teaching one another what it is and how to use it. This work can often be daunting, as it requires not only a technical understanding of #Bitcoin and the apps required to use it but #patience and #emotional #intelligence, as well, because learning how to engage with this new form of money is often overwhelming to those new to it. Luckily, there are people like Jon and his co-founders at #Harlem #Bitcoin who have selflessly dedicated themselves to helping newcomers understand Bitcoin and to giving these newcomers an opportunity to practice transacting with it in a welcoming environment. And we at Fedi couldn't be more happy that the team at Harlem Bitcoin has not only begun using Fedi as an app to onboard people to Bitcoin but also as a means to stay in touch with their community members virtually between monthly meetups via Fedi's 'Communities' feature. I wrote more about this in my first #Community #Spotlight feature for Fedi: https://lnkd.in/efTdd38B

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Our colleague Neera Patel, CPO of Ironstone, takes the stage at the CfPA Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit in Washington DC today to debate whether AI will strengthen or undermine crowdfunding.

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March was a quieter month across crypto markets. Capital formation slowed, sentiment cooled, and activity across Digital Asset Treasuries pulled back. That didn’t change our focus. At DeFi Development Corp., we continued executing on what we believe matters most for long-term value creation: growing our SOL balance and compounding SOL per share (SPS), which expanded to 0.0754. In March, we: 🔴 Reported +442% revenue growth for FY 2025 🔴 Published new research on agentic AI and SOL demand 🔴 Saw strong growth in dfdvSOL adoption 🔴 Engaged with institutional audiences and our shareholder base Slower markets are where foundations are built. Check out what went down last month. 👇 https://lnkd.in/edh8aPQY

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After reviewing 2026 outlooks from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Fidelity Investments, Coinbase, Grayscale Investments, Bitcoin Suisse AG, and leading research firms, one conclusion stands out: 👉 The market is moving from speculation to structure. We broke this down in our Blockchain, Digital & Crypto Asset Outlooks 2026, connecting the dots across institutions, regulation, and market structure. Read the full breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/euqazxdJ #Crypto #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Bitcoin #Ethereum #InstitutionalCrypto #Web3 #FinTech

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Digital asset venture investing is becoming more selective, with greater focus on infrastructure, durable business models and long-term market relevance. Kinjal Shah, General Partner at Blockchain Capital, joins DAF New York. Kinjal brings an investor’s perspective on evaluating emerging technologies, infrastructure providers and companies building across the digital asset ecosystem. At DAF New York, she will contribute to conversations around venture investing, market cycles, infrastructure and where institutional capital is finding long-term opportunities across digital assets. Meet Kinjal and other leading investors in New York on 13 November. https://lnkd.in/eXWiifeD

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As technology evolves, so do the ways people can participate in ownership. One example is tokenization, which can make it possible to own a portion of an asset, such as real estate. 🎙️ In this week’s episode of Crypto, Explained, Ali Tager sits down with Asheesh Birla, CEO of EvernorthXRP as we explore how digital assets and tokenization could expand access to more financial opportunities. Tune in this Wednesday to learn more.

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Thank you to Blockmedia for featuring Para! 🇰🇷 At ETHDenver, I sat down with the Blockmedia team to talk about how we're approaching mass adoption, and why the next chapter of fintech runs on invisible infrastructure A few things we covered: – The wallet should disappear and the crypto should be invisible – Fintechs and institutions need to own the full UX, so that their users get the power of stablecoins with the polish of a consumer finance product – Stablecoins are undoubtedly the new payment rails. From cross-border remittances to embedded finance and agentic commerce, they're paving the way for a settlement layer that helps financial businesses move onchain, compliantly and confidently

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