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The digital asset space is reshaping the global financial system, from how we transfer value to how institutions think about money, trust, and infrastructure. This series of explainers covers the fundamentals of the space including: cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, tokenization, CBDCs and stablecoins, TradFi vs. DeFi, digital asset exchanges, smart contracts, and illicit finance.
Smart contracts are one of the most powerful innovations in blockchain technology. They’re self-executing agreements with terms written directly into code, enabling complex transactions without the need for intermediaries. From decentralized finance to digital identity, read more about how smart contracts are redefining how we interact online.
Tokenization brings the transparency, auditability, and programmability of blockchain technology to traditional assets from real estate and investment funds to intellectual property. This latest explainer covers how token standards revolutionized finance, real-world applications of tokenization, leading companies pioneering the space, and the need for comprehensive regulation.
Central bank digital currencies and stablecoins are emerging as powerful new tools in the digital payment landscape. While still in their early stages, these technologies promise faster transactions, greater financial inclusion, and cross-border efficiency, but they also pose critical regulatory and policy challenges.
Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized how to move value across the internet, which has prompted traditional financial institutions to adapt, regulators to respond, and society to rethink what digital finance can look like.
Digital asset exchanges power the crypto economy, but regulatory clarity, especially for decentralized platforms, remains elusive. In this Decrypting Crypto explainer, Yaya J. Fanusie and David Lee explore CEX vs. DEX, how platforms like Binance and Uniswap operate, and the roles of FinCEN, SEC, and CFTC in shaping crypto policy and compliance.
Blockchain is a groundbreaking technology with the potential to transform how we store, verify, and transfer cryptocurrency data without relying on central intermediaries. Learn more about how it works, why it matters, and where it is headed.
This explainer examines the growing interaction between traditional finance and decentralized finance as one of the most important shifts happening as global finance evolves. Fanusie and Mistry cover how these systems operate, the tensions between them, and the risks associated with DeFi.
This explainer illustrates how enforcing AML and CFT regulations helps strengthen financial oversight in the crypto industry through KYC, transaction monitoring, and sanctions compliance. However, regulation alone isn’t enough.
Productivity in the G7 has broadly been slowing over the past 50 years. However, there has been notable variation between countries, especially post-pandemic. This analysis will examine the productivity landscape in the G7 economies, focusing on key factors influencing productivity growth, recent developments, and potential future trajectories.
