Crypto 2024: The Year Ahead

What to expect in digital assets and Web3 in 2024 – a range of predictions from CoinDesk staff and contributors.

Crypto 2024: The Year Ahead

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Opinion

7 Real World Asset Trends in 2024 That Will Unlock the Future of Finance

Stablecoins, tokenized treasuries, decentralized private credit, physical-backed NFTs, DeFi in climate and regenerative finance – these are just some of the trends set to remake capital markets in the coming year.

Using Blockchain to Measure Climate Change and Emissions

Opinion

The Unified Future of AI, Blockchain and Virtual Worlds in 2024

Convergence is more than just a blending of technologies: It is a harmonization that enhances, expands, and redefines our experience of the digital world, says the co-founder of Decentraland Foundation, Yemel Jardi.

Metaverse (We Are/Getty Images)

Opinion

Is it Really ‘Up Only’ for Bitcoin?

With spot Bitcoin ETFs set to be approved, and a halving on the way in April, everyone expects bitcoin to rise in 2024. But history suggests that might not be the case, says Frank Corva, at Finder.com.

A bitcoin mining operation. (Cipher Mining)

Opinion

How NFTs Will Make a Comeback in 2024

NFTs are poised to be a major driver of Web3 adoption in 2024 – but the successful projects will look very different from what’s come before.

Pudgy Penguin NFT (Via Pudgy Penguin Meme Generator, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

2024: The Revenge of Bitcoin

ETFs can drive adoption, but the world's first cryptocurrency must continue to evolve as a technology, Thesis CEO Matt Luongo writes.

(Tom S/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Next Year Crypto Will Wash Away the Stains of the ICO Boom

Tokenizing real world assets will create real world value, Ryan Gorman writes.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Opinion

2023: A Critical Juncture for the Global Stablecoin Market

Moody’s Senior Director Yiannis Giokas said adoption accelerated this year, despite many destabilizing trends.

Stable Stability Balance (Unsplash)

Opinion

Ethereum Emerges as a Key Blockchain for Tokenized Real-World Assets

The pace of real world asset tokenization picked up steadily in 2023. That’s likely to increase next year, with Ethereum well placed to benefit, says Cristiano Ventricelli, of Moody’s.

The silver lining from the Friend.tech episode is that it reveals Ethereum's scaling strategy might be working. (Creative Commons)

Opinion

The Rise of Chain Abstraction and End of Blockchain Factionalism

Will 2024 be the beginning of the end of maximalism in crypto? NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin thinks so.

Focusing on user experiences might mean the end of tribalism in crypto, NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin says. (Frederik Merten/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Blockchain Tech Predictions for 2024, From Experts at Ripple, Coinbase, a16z, Starknet

We assembled 10 new year's predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right.

Blockchain's fortune tellers have no more a crystal ball than in any other sphere of life. But these predictions are as good as any. (Francis Hayman/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

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