Brady Dale

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Brady Dale

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire rings the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCircle shares surged Thursday following an IPO valuing the company at almost $7 billion, showing that investors have an appetite to get exposure to the nascent stablecoin economy. Why it matters: The bet is that stablecoins will only get bigger once the U.S. properly gives a green light to issuers. By the numbers: It's tough to argue with stablecoins' results.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Brady Dale

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosAn SEC commissioner has come out with a new statement saying that there's no investment contract created when someone participates in staking. Why it matters: Participating in staking — the process of collectively insuring the security and accuracy of a blockchain network — is vital for network consensus, not to mention an easy way for people to passively earn some yield.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Brady Dale

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios"The Trump family engagement in the meme coin world has made this work more complicated because it has distracted, I think, our members, both Republican and Democrat, from what we need to do."— House Financial Services chair French Hill (R-Ark.) Friday at the 2025 Reagan National Economic Forum.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Brady Dale

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosA number of public companies have recently made moves into acquiring bitcoin, and it's easy to see why — the market's been handsomely rewarding businesses that buy up digital assets. Why it matters: Digital asset treasury companies (DATs) are on the rise, giving investors an easy way to take leveraged bets on an inflection point for cryptocurrencies. The giant risk they pack just may be hard to see now when times are good.

4 weeks ago | axios.com | Brady Dale

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/AxiosKey members of House leadership, as well as three Democrats, introduced new legislation Thursday to clarify the lanes of responsibility for regulatory oversight of digital assets. Why it matters: While the cryptocurrency business is often described as a Wild West, longtime practitioners argue that the only reason they haven't been following rules is because the U.S. hasn't written rules for them to follow.