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Yesterday, the new SEC Chair Paul Atkins gave a speech that delivered what was probably the single most bullish statement made by a U.S. regulator. The tl;dr? The SEC wants to move America’s financial markets onchain. In his announcement, Atkins specifically points to five things he wants the SEC to do for the crypto industry, in order to pursue that end:Onshoring Crypto: Allow token issuance and crypto capital formation to happen in onshore LLCs rather than convoluted ‘Foundations’Self-Custo...

Bitcoin adoption in social media is driven not only by the giant Bitcoin’s brand trust and its network effects that go to the highest levels of society. In a way centralized platforms face rising criticism over content moderation, user (shadow) bans, and opaque rules around many controversial subjects. It is maybe therefore that the integration of Bitcoin aligns platforms with a more decentralized and user empowerment position, as an alternative to the “walled gardens” of Web2. When it comes ...

Profusa, a company focused on advanced health monitoring technology, has decided to begin investing in Bitcoin BTC $118 307 24h volatility: 0.4% Market cap: $2.35 T Vol. 24h: $42.03 B . This move comes through a new agreement with Ascent Partners Fund LLC. The health technology firm is planning on creating a Bitcoin-focused treasury plan through a funding arrangement. Under the deal, Ascent intends to invest up to $100 million in the company’s common shares. All net funds raised, assuming the...

In this episode, a16z GP Martin Casado sits down with Metronome CEO Scott Woody to unpack how AI is fundamentally changing the value proposition of software — and why that shift demands a rethink of the traditional SaaS business model. They explore how, in the cloud era, value scaled with the number of users accessing a shared system (think Salesforce). However, in the AI era, value shifts to the work the software performs on your behalf, automating tasks such as writing code or resolving sup...

At the White House today, the first major piece of U.S. crypto legislation was signed into law: the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act). It provides clear rules for stablecoins and recently passed both the Senate and House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support. This is a historic moment — not just for crypto, but for the world at large. That’s because stablecoins give us something we’ve never really had before: open money infrastructur...