# decentralised

> Exploring policy, narratives & culture in crypto.

## Recent Posts

- [Could Solana's Major Upgrade Trigger a 2026 Altcoin Season?](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/could-solanas-major-upgrade-trigger-a-2026-altcoin-season): Alpenglow aims to cut transaction latency by 100x, matching Google & Visa speeds, possibly setting the stage for TradFi adoption and a 2026 altcoin season.
- [Don't be fooled: The US is Hijacking Crypto.](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/us-is-hijacking-crypto): The US may have banned a CBDC, but through stablecoin regulation, 1:1 reserves, & institutional integration, stablecoins become America's de-facto digital dollar.
- [Why Wall Street Is Betting on Ripple & XRP](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/xrp-analysis): $500M in Wall Street funding, worldwide institutional adoption, and strong ETF demand create the perfect conditions for XRP to breakout in 2026.
- [Is Trump really pro-crypto??](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/is-trump-really-pro-crypto): Trump's embrace of crypto appears driven by political opportunism rather than the libertarian promises that crypto was founded upon.
- [Russia Proposes to Legalise Crypto, Amid Years of Informal Adoption](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/russiaproposestolegalisecrypto): Russia's Central Bank has proposed a framework that would legalise and regulate cryptocurrency trading, with a $3,800 purchase limit for retail investors.
- [China's Use of Blockchain to Alleviate Poverty](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/chinablockchain): A look into the ways China has used blockchain technology to help lift 98 million people out of extreme poverty since 2012.
- [UK Government to Start Tracking All Crypto Transactions](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/ukcarf): The UK government will begin tracking all crypto transactions in a major expansion of HMRC's surveillance powers.
- [Has The Crypto Cycle Topped?](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/has-the-crypto-cycle-topped): Crypto analyst TechDev shared his thoughts alongside a chart of Bitcoin's price with a macro-momentum oscillator representing overbuying & selling.
- [Memecoins: A Cultural Study](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/memecoins-a-cultural-study): A research paper explored how memecoin logos, descriptions & community sentiment correlate tomarket-related metrics such as market cap.
- [No Altcoin Season Until Bitcoin Stabilises](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/noaltseasonuntilbtcstabilises): As Bitcoin falls 30% from its ATH, crypto analysts claim altcoin season is due though only once Bitcoin's price stabilises.
- [Can Memecoin Bubbles Trigger a Crypto Crash?](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/can-memecoin-bubbles-trigger-a-crypto-crash): In 2021, DOGE and SHIB both 100x in price though this preceded two significant crashes in crypto; so can memecoins trigger a market-wide crypto crash?
- [The UK's Conservative Crypto Stance](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/boe): The Bank of England proposed "temporary holding limits of £20,000 per coin for individuals" alongside policy requiring sterling-denominated stablecoins to be backed with with UK debt.
- [FOMO in Meme Coins](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/fomo-in-meme-coins): If meme coins are the slot machines of crypto, then FOMO is the flashing light above them.
- [The Psychology Behind Prediction Markets](https://paragraph.com/@decentralised/the-psychology-behind-prediction-markets): The crypto narrative that lets you place bets on real-world events from who will win the NYC mayoral election to whether Russia and Ukraine will reach a ceasefire in 2025.

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