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Strengths The institutional adoption of digital assets increases, but traditional financial actors hesitate due to unresolved problems concerning risk exposure, responsibility and lack of control in decentralized systems. Traditional finances require robust risk management, but public blockchains and smart contracts often lack guarantees, appeal and regulatory clarity necessary for institutions to work largely with confidence….

Capital markets have seen a dramatic rise in the valuation of digital currencies over the past few months. The US election results amplified the surge, with President-elect Donald Trump consistently expressing pro-crypto policies and lax views on the regulatory framework. Bitcoin (BTC), for example, the world’s leading alternative cryptocurrency, is up approximately 150% in 2024….

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By Aislinn Keely (October 28, 2025, 9:35 p.m. EDT) – Cryptocurrency advocates and banking trade groups have both urged the U.S. Treasury Department to issue guidance that will allow them to use new technologies to address illicit financial threats in digital asset markets, although banks have warned the regulator to keep institutions and crypto newcomers…

Donald Trump’s bonds with the world of cryptography could become even deeper if discussions reported with Binance led in a way to a working relationship with the greatest exchange of cryptocurrency in the world. Discussions – as described last week in separate stories Wall Street Journal And Bloomberg – would have the potential to bring…