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Beyond the Deposit Debate
Why Stablecoins Complement Banks and Strengthen the Dollar
Research shows that stablecoins do not undermine lending, but rather expand the financial ecosystem and reinforce the US dollar. Critically, and as recognized by stablecoin legislation, they offer an opportunity to modernize the domestic payment system by freeing consumers from the hidden subsidies embedded in swipe fees and foregone interest from low-yield checking accounts—if policymakers embrace rather than resist innovation.
September 15, 2025; 8 minutes read time
Explaining key concepts and policy perspectives in crypto and blockchain.
September 27, 2025
What are Gas Fees?
Gas fees play a central role in everyday interactions with decentralized networks. These transaction costs, which fluctuate with network demand, not only influence the affordability of everyday use but also shape innovation in scaling solutions. By driving the development of more efficient architectures and fee-optimization tools, gas fees play a big role in shaping blockchains' affordability and sustainability across finance, gaming, and beyond.
September 16, 2025
Building the EU's Onchain Capital Markets
Tokenisation offers the EU a strategic opportunity to re-architect its capital markets around open, permissionless, and programmable systems delivering faster settlement, lower costs, greater transparency, enhanced resilience, and broader investor access.
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Users in four states have missed out on an estimated $100M+ in less than two years
Regulators in California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Wisconsin issued misguided cease-and-desist orders in June 2023 prohibiting Coinbase users from staking additional assets. Coinbase is permitted to offer its staking services in nearly every other state. Users in these four states should be permitted to stake, too.
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