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Crypto markets are buzzing with activity as major players make bold moves. From striking actors to soaring predictions and unexpected policy shifts, the digital asset landscape is transforming rapidly. What's driving these changes, and how will they impact investors and enthusiasts alike? Dive into our latest roundup to uncover the stories shaping the future of finance and technology.

What are current trends in the crypto indexing space? Kristen Mierzwa, Head of Digital Assets at FTSE Russell, sees global markets identifying and systematically capturing traditional signals that apply to the digital asset class like momentum and volatility. For more, click here: https://loom.ly/yf--i1k #digitalassets #crypto #index #drivenbydata #governance

The year’s shortest month brought Ditto some of its biggest hits! The team secured 38 media hits with clients appearing on two major live broadcast appearances for CNBC, as well as features in Bloomberg, Fortune, Reuters, and more. We continued to get our clients interviewed and covered by trade publications like Blockworks, TD Ameritrade, Cointelegraph, and CoinDesk, as well as shows like the Pomp Podcast. 🔊 We sent a team to ETHDenver to assist Wormhole with their major all-day activation, Club Hologram, which welcomed guests MacKenzie Sigalos from CNBC and Danny Nelson from CoinDesk. 🔥 Rich Rines, Contributor to Core DAO, went on CNBC’s Crypto World discussing BTC and ETH, The Halving, ETH ETFs, and more. 📈 Beam CEO Andy Bromberg appeared on the The Pomp Podcast, Hosted by Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, to discuss disrupting tradfi with stablecoins and onchain payments. 💲 Bakkt’s CEO Gavin Michael’s commentary on ETFs got picked up in Bloomberg. 🎆 Wormhole’s AMD announcement got major positive trade coverage in The Block, CoinDesk, Blockworks, Cointelegraph, The Defiant, and SiliconANGLE & theCUBE. 🙌 Bobby Zagotta, US CEO of Bitstamp, also had commentary on ETFs go live in MarketWatch and in Cointelegraph. ✅ The Mercer team is crushing it month-over-month, with Olaolu Aganga continuously featured on live TV, going on CNBC’s Closing Bell as a regular guest, this time to discuss real estate. In addition, Rich Nuzum, CFA was featured in Reuters talking about China investments. 📺 Direxion likewise had scores of hits in Reuters, Bloomberg, and Charles Schwab TV. 💯 Argo Group received feature coverage in top trade outlets like PropertyCasualty360. 👏 Check out the full media recap here: https://lnkd.in/gzgbCcak #mediarelations #DittoPR #publicrelations 

🌟November CLIENT SPOTLIGHT 🌟 November flew by! Our clients were featured across news outlets sharing their thoughts on the regulatory landscape, industry outlooks for 2024, CZ’s departure from Binance, markets, and more. Check out some of the awesome work our team was able to accomplish for our incredible clients this month! 📣 Shardeum's Chief Growth Officer Kelsey McGuire wrote an opinion piece for Blockworks on how to navigate your family’s crypto questions during the holidays. Read her full piece here: https://bit.ly/3R1DiHo 📣 FisherBroyles, LLP Partner Adam Ettinger spoke to TechCrunch about the regulatory crackdown in crypto this year and what he expects to see in 2024. Check out the full story here: https://bit.ly/47WhBiN 📣 Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten spoke to WIRED about Binance’s settlement and what the industry can expect moving forward.  Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Gp4URR 📣 BitGo CEO Mike Belshe joined Bloomberg TV’s “Bloomberg Crypto” to discuss the current regulatory climate and need for market structure. Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/46EWWyw 📣 SKALE Labs CEO Jack O'Holleran wrote an opinion piece for the The Daily Hodl on how AI will drive Web3 gaming forward. Check it out: https://bit.ly/3T1jR49 📣 Swan Bitcoin Managing Director Steven Lubka spoke to POLITICO about what the industry will look like post Binance CEO’s departure. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3T56fVh 📣 Swan Bitcoin Managing Director Steven Lubka joined CNBC’s “Crypto World” segment to dive into all things Binance. Watch the full segment here: https://bit.ly/410qtSg 📣 Shardeum’s Chief Growth Officer Kelsey McGuire wrote a deep dive op-ed for CoinDesk on the rise of Web3 gaming and why we should be paying attention. Read her opinion piece here: https://bit.ly/47H9RBt 📣 Amberdata’s Head of Research Chris Martin spoke to Decrypt on what he expects the landscape to look like in the wake of Binance’s legal woos. Check out the article here: https://bit.ly/3GpNhBg 📣 Shardeum’s Chief Growth Officer Kelsey McGuire spoke to Cointelegraph on Layer 2’s growth despite a bear market. Check it out: https://bit.ly/3N9borT 📣 Iris Energy Co-Founder and Co-CEO Daniel Roberts spoke to The Block about Iris’ plans for renewable energy sources for Bitcoin mining. Read more here: https://bit.ly/46D91V4 📣 Amberdata’s Head of Derivatives Greg Magadini, CFA joined Forkast.News IQ to chat through all things markets. Full episode here: https://bit.ly/47yTOpt 📣 Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten wrote an opinion piece for CoinDesk on the perils of ineffective altruism in the crypto industry. Full piece here: https://bit.ly/47RHlwC 📣 Amberdata's Head of Derivatives Greg Magadini, CFA spoke to Forbes about market movement amid ETF approval anticipation. Full article here: https://bit.ly/47zuUpB

Dear friends and fellow tokenization enthusiasts, In the spirit of sharing and collaboration that underpins our vibrant tokenization community, I've had the pleasure of delving into the collective wisdom of leading minds across the industry. I've poured over reports from 24 esteemed institutions, including Coinbase, a16z, and Bitcoin Suisse, to bring you a distilled vision of the future. These reports offer us a glimpse into a future where the interplay of technology, finance, and regulation is increasingly complex yet brimming with opportunity. From Fidelity's analysis of economic trends to Nansen's AI predictions, and from Gemini's focus on security to Galaxy Research's insights on wealth transfer, the breadth of expertise is as impressive as it is enlightening. Outlier Ventures reminds us of the power of Web3, while Pantera Capital and VanEck champion the potential of market resilience. Bitwise, The Block, and Crypto.com highlight the synergy of cultural shifts and technological advances. J.P. Morgan, Forbes, and PwC provide sobering yet optimistic regulatory perspectives, and ETC Group, CoinFund, and Swissborg emphasize the importance of strategic investment. Bitfinex, Binance, and Blockworks round out this remarkable group with their unique takes on market dynamics and the potential for significant growth. As I reflect on these insights, I am struck by the convergence of ten key themes that seem to be at the heart of our shared journey into 2024: 📊 Bitcoin and Market Resurgence: Expectations for Bitcoin to reach unprecedented highs, influenced by the halving event, potential spot ETF approvals, and growing institutional interest. 🏛️ Institutional and Wealth Integration: Increased crypto engagement from institutional investors and high net worth individuals, with Bitcoin as a preferred asset and emerging interest in decentralized finance products. 🌍 Tokenization and Real World Assets: The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is predicted to gain momentum, attracting traditional financial institutions and transforming sectors like real estate and art into tradable digital assets. 🔄 Decentralization and Network Growth: Developments in decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) and decentralized compute (DeComp) that are expected to incentivize resource creation and consumption. 🎮 Web3 Gaming Evolution: Substantial growth in Web3 gaming predicted, with an increase in token market cap and mainstream brands adopting blockchain for enhanced user engagement and loyalty programs. and more...

In this blog post, our SVP of Digital Assets Micah Kershner dives into the key findings from our recent research, offering a snapshot of how consumers are using #crypto today: #Paysafe #ItStartsHere

No crystal ball? No problem. Meet crypto ball! Muyao S. writes for Bloomberg: "Taking a look at the X feed of Shayne Coplan, the founder of the blockchain-based betting platform Polymarket, it’s easy to buy into what he believes: Prediction markets are the future of news, at least stories trying to predict the outcome of big events. Polymarket was the first place to call J.D. Vance as former president Donald Trump’s vice president pick, Coplan said on X. The betting market also “priced” Biden’s chances of dropping out of of the presidential race earlier than the media and with a higher probability, he wrote in another post." The theory underlying Polymarket? "To some degree, it’s true that prediction markets like Polymarket seem to be more accurate than predictive media headlines. After all, when enough money is at stake, people tend to be more truthful and serious. And the real-time element of the predictions market allows for dynamic updates on the possibilities of different outcomes, exactly like what a global news desk strives to do with reporting." Ah, the good old wisdom of the crowd married to some stakes to keep it real. "“Polymarket’s market pricing is interesting insight into the wisdom of the crowds and people’s perception of what is or is not likely to happen, which I think is really where Polymarket competes with the news,” said Tom Schmidt, a general partner at venture capital firm Dragonfly, which is a Polymarket investor. Op-eds, on the other hand, “are one person’s opinion and in many ways it’s better to get an average of the crowd,” he added." 🤔 That's one opinion, and a conflicted one at that. I'm pretty sure even parents are more reliable judges of their children's prospects than VCs who've invested in a company they're shilling. As to the brilliance of Polymarket, two predictions hardly a crystal ball makes. And Coplan fails to mention Polymarket's apparent failure to predict the SEC approval of the ETH ETF (https://lnkd.in/g8ZFr7NF) until news from the SEC broke (https://lnkd.in/gDFhEm43). And as Shen explained: "First, a look back at the history of predictions markets in general and Polymarket specifically shows that they have heavily relied on large news events like the US presidential election to generate volumes and buzz, which means that the betting markets could end up influencing real-life outcomes." Moreover, that "crowd" looks a little Trumpian: "At the same time, even though Polymarket logged record high volume in July at above $271 million, that only involved about 33,540 active traders, based on data created by Dune Analytics user rchen8. That many participants may not be a large enough sample to provide the most accurate information." Let's call a spade a spade. Gamblers gotta gamble: https://lnkd.in/ge3rPkDu. Roll the dice often enough; you're sure to get snake eyes. That's probabilities, not prediction. It's a ball alright, but a bingo ball, not a crystal ball. https://lnkd.in/gcW2_PjD

Who did we host in the first season of our Work in Crypto series and what topics were discussed? We have compiled our interviews with the leading figures of crypto industry 👇

As part of our ‘DAR In Conversation’ series, we spoke with Kristen Mierzwa, Head of Digital Assets at FTSE Russell, An LSEG Business, to learn about the importance of indexing digital assets. To read the full interview transcript or watch the video, click here: https://loom.ly/yf--i1k #digitalassets #crypto #index #drivenbydata #governance