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August 2025: The Road to Regulatory Clarity
August 2025: The Road to Regulatory Clarity

Regulatory clarity for digital assets in the U.S. has been a long time coming — and while the path ahead is still unfolding, policymakers have been making meaningful progress this year. A market focus on regulatory tailwinds has likely contributed to Ether outperformance. Ethereum is the market lead

July 2025: Ethereum Comes Alive
July 2025: Ethereum Comes Alive

The Ethereum network’s Ether token gained nearly 50% in July 2025. Investors were focused on stablecoins, tokenization, and institutional adoption — areas where the OG smart contract platform stands apart from its peers. Passage of the GENIUS Act was a watershed moment for stablecoins and the crypto

Stablecoins and the Future of Payments
Stablecoins and the Future of Payments

Stablecoins are digital tokens tied to the Dollar and issued on a blockchain. Structured in this way, a tokenized digital dollar can benefit from the blockchain’s functionality, which includes borderless payments, near-instant settlement, potentially lower transaction costs, and a high degree of tran

Built for Scale: Why Sui Stands Out
Built for Scale: Why Sui Stands Out

Sui is a next-generation blockchain engineered for scale and designed to support mass-market consumer applications (among other things). Grayscale Research believes that Sui has the right mix of technological edge and supporting strategy to stand out in the crowded Smart Contract Platforms Crypto Sec

June 2025: Stablecoin Summer
June 2025: Stablecoin Summer

In a quiet month for crypto valuations, focus was on fundamentals — most importantly, the many positive developments related to stablecoins. The GENIUS Act, which would bring regulated payment stablecoins to the U.S., passed the Senate with bipartisan support and now heads to the House. Separately,

Grayscale Research Insights: Crypto Sectors in Q3 2025
Grayscale Research Insights: Crypto Sectors in Q3 2025

Grayscale Research Insights: Crypto Sectors in Q3 2025 Crypto Sectors is our proprietary framework for organizing digital asset markets and measuring returns, developed in partnership with FTSE/Russell. In Q2 2025, both price returns and changes in fundamental indicators were mixed across Crypto Sec

DEX Appeal: The Rise of Decentralized Exchanges
DEX Appeal: The Rise of Decentralized Exchanges

Just like in traditional finance, exchanges are core infrastructure of the digital asset industry. Although decentralized exchanges (DEXs) specialize in crypto assets today, trading of stablecoins and tokenized assets may become an increasing share of volume over time. Crypto trading is still domina

May 2025: U.S. Fiscal Risks Driving Bitcoin Demand
May 2025: U.S. Fiscal Risks Driving Bitcoin Demand

Bitcoin’s price reached a new all-time high in May 2025 as the one-two punch of macro demand and regulatory tailwinds continued to power the crypto bull market. Investor demand for Bitcoin stems in part from U.S. macroeconomic imbalances, including persistent fiscal deficits. While deficits are not

Introducing the Artificial Intelligence Crypto Sector
Introducing the Artificial Intelligence Crypto Sector

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be the most consequential technology of the 21st century. Centralized control over its development, however, has raised growing concerns. Decentralized AI development based on blockchain technology has emerged as a potential solution and is now a major part of the c

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