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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Impact of the Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Portfolios

The approval of the spot bitcoin ETFs constituted a landmark event for the $1.7 trillion digital asset industry. With institutional investors on board, demand for bitcoin will grow significantly.

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Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop

CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village column over the past week.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin as a Building Block for Portfolios

A practical, unbiased, and proven approach could classify bitcoin as another building block in institutional investors' portfolios.

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Tech

The Protocol: Solana's Missed Moment, Exclusive Farcaster Q&A, Bullish Year of Dragon

Even in a slow week ahead of the Chinese New Year, there's a lot of crypto news to cover. Here's this week's The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain tech.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: AI Tools for Advisors

Content creation and productivity are the main benefits of advisors utilizing AI tools. There are some helpful things that AI can do to help financial advisors.

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Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin NFT Debacle, Vitalik's 30th, Farcaster Frames, 'Private Mempools'

In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, our Sam Kessler writes about the "private mempools" that Ethereum users are increasingly relying on to avoid front-running MEV bots. PLUS: Margaux Nijkerk explores the growing use of "councils" to oversee adolescent networks.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Unlocking Crypto Custody

As a financial advisor, it is crucial to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to crypto custody. Instead, the most suitable solution depends on your client’s specific needs, goals, and risk appetite.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Warn on 'Diversity Problem'

In this week's issue, a focus on Ethereum's "diversity problem," the week's biggest blockchain project upgrades and highlights from Electric Capital's annual report on developer activity. PLUS: We've got an exclusive interview with a top architect behind the XRP Ledger.

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Opinion

At Davos, Crypto Pushes Case for Decentralized AI

With Big Tech set to dominate AI, decentralizers made the case for a blockchain governance layer for the next era of the internet.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: The Regulators are Here

As the crypto industry matures, regulators have indicated they will continue to focus on crypto after the spot bitcoin ETF approvals.

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