DePIN explained: how Web3 is revolutionizing physical infrastructure in 2026

For decades, a handful of tech conglomerates controlled the digital backbone of our world. If you wanted to host a website, train an artificial intelligence model, or store enterprise data, your only viable options were massive, centralized cloud providers. This monopoly is rapidly crumbling as a new paradigm bridges the gap between digital blockchain incentives and physical hardware. Anyone trying …

Crypto tax reporting in Europe: understanding DAC8 and its impact on investors

The era of operating under the radar in the European cryptocurrency market is officially over. With the dawn of 2026, the European Union has implemented its most comprehensive administrative cooperation framework yet, permanently reshaping how digital assets are monitored and taxed across the continent. Investors who once navigated a fragmented regulatory landscape now face a highly synchronized, borders-free system designed …

How businesses in Europe are accepting cryptocurrency after the new MiCA requirements

Cryptocurrency payments in Europe have moved from a risky experiment to a more disciplined business tool. For years, companies that accepted Bitcoin, stablecoins or other digital assets had to make decisions in a fragmented environment: one country had one approach, another country had different registration rules, and many merchants were unsure which crypto service providers could be trusted for custody, …

Euro stablecoins vs USDT: why Europe is betting on its own digital assets

Stablecoins have moved from the margins of crypto trading into the centre of a much bigger financial discussion. For years, USDT was the default digital dollar for traders, exchanges, market makers and people who simply wanted a fast way to move value between platforms. Its role was simple: stay close to one US dollar, remain liquid everywhere and make crypto …

Cryptocurrencies in Europe 2026: how MiCA changes the rules for investors and exchanges

Europe has moved from talking about crypto regulation to living inside it. For years, digital assets grew across the continent in a patchwork of national rules, warnings, temporary registrations and uneven supervision. One exchange could operate smoothly in one EU country while facing a very different process in another. Stablecoins were widely used, but the legal treatment of issuers, reserves …

AI-powered automated crypto trading: how it works

Cryptocurrency markets never sleep. Prices move through weekends, holidays, quiet nights, sudden news cycles, exchange outages, liquidity shocks and waves of human emotion. For a trader, that creates both opportunity and pressure. No person can watch every chart, compare every market, read every signal and react instantly around the clock without fatigue. This is where AI-powered automated crypto trading becomes …

Politics and Cryptocurrencies: Who Controls the Crypto Market in 2026

The relationship between politics and cryptocurrencies has evolved from distant observation to direct intervention. What started as a decentralized financial experiment has now become a central topic in global economic policy, regulatory debates, and geopolitical strategy. By 2026, the crypto market is no longer a “wild west” space—it is a hybrid system shaped by governments, institutions, and still, to some …

Tokenization of Assets in Banks: RWA Market and Institutional Investment

The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is rapidly transforming the global financial system. As banks explore blockchain infrastructure and distributed ledger technologies, the ability to digitize bonds, equities, real estate, funds, and commodities into tokenized assets is redefining liquidity, transparency, and capital efficiency. Institutional investors are increasingly entering the RWA market, viewing asset tokenization as a bridge between traditional finance …

Metrics and Stories of the Week

CryptoEconomics Newsletter 119 Metrics and Stories of the Week FinTech Japan’s Digital Agency is creating its own DAO to better understand how it works. Digital banking firm Revolut is adding a crypto spending feature that will enable customers to use their crypto balance to pay for everyday purchases using their Revolut card. Source: The Future of Fintech Smart Scalable and …

Metrics and Stories of the Week

CryptoEconomics Newsletter 122 Metrics and Stories of the Week FinTech Crypto lending firm Matrixport is looking to raise $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. Russian President Putin said there is a need for a new and independent international settlement system based on digital currency technologies and distributed registries. Source: Mastercard DeFi The MakerDAO community rejected a proposal to use …