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The 2026 policy question in context Crypto is now plugged into mainstream finance: the U.S. approved spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024 and spot Ether ETFs in July 2024, while Hong Kong listed Asia’s first spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in April 2024. In parallel, the EU’s MiCA regulation began applying in phases from 2024, creating a harmonised single-market rulebook. These…

The next 12–18 months favor startups that combine durable growth loops with pragmatic AI, first-party data, and partner ecosystems. Regulation (EU AI Act), evolving search experiences, stricter email rules, and cloud marketplace co-sell programs all shift where and how growth happens. 1) Product-led growth, upgraded with agentic AI GenAI is maturing from “chat features” into agentic systems that plan multi-step actions, personalize…

Across the EU, governments have moved from pilots to formal cooperation: a political pact (the European Blockchain Partnership), a production-grade network for public services (EBSI), a new joint legal vehicle to run it (EUROPEUM-EDIC), plus market rules such as MiCA and a capital-markets sandbox for tokenised securities. Together, these initiatives make cross-border blockchain services possible at EU scale. What is…

A handful of jurisdictions have leapt ahead on three fronts that matter to users and businesses alike: clear and enforceable rules, mainstream market access, and real-world adoption. Together, these shifts have elevated the European Union, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, India, and Nigeria into a new leadership cohort. Data from Chainalysis and developer-activity dashboards reinforce these…

How to use this quiz Work through the twenty questions below. Each one includes a concise answer and a one-paragraph explanation so you can learn as you go. Where helpful, I’ve linked to authoritative references. The quiz 1) Who published Bitcoin’s whitepaper and when? Satoshi Nakamoto published “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” on October 31, 2008. The paper introduced proof-of-work, peer-to-peer timestamping, and…