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@Launch_Plaid @arkham FC Barcelona has a full Web3 division and Chiliz have been working on the Sport Fi sector for years. They would be the ones to watch.

@arkham Who's going to tokenize the first professional sports team....

REAL WORLD ASSETS IN CRYPTO NOW TRADE OVER $2 BILLION PER DAY RWAs bring off-chain assets like Treasuries, commodities, and credit on-chain through tokenization, unlocking yield, liquidity, and global access. Our research team breaks down how RWAs work and how to track them. Check it out below:

@ourcryptotalk Great way of breaking them down. Pity Social Fi is floundering, since it is really what is needed and should be up there with Privacy.

🔴 Crypto Narrative Tier List - 2026 S-tier - RWAs - AI - Stablecoins - Prediction Markets - Privacy A-tier - Perps - DePIN - Consumer DeFi - Robotics - Neobanks B-tier - Modular/L2 Scaling - Restaking - Chain Abstraction C-tier - Memecoins 2.0 D-tier - GameFi, New L1s, Social-Fi Half the market is betting on S-tier. The other half is still explaining why GameFi will come back. 👀

Up and down. Green and red. Just another normal week in the markets.

@monette_terry @Delphi_Digital This has been the argument for years, but they keep going and still have a much higher market cap... even if it isn't audited.

@AlphaWireHQ @Delphi_Digital Nothing to debate. Usdt can't pass a real Audit. Usdc can...........

The next wave of blockchains is built to settle payments instead of tokens. General purpose chains weren't designed for institutional payment flows. A new wave of chains built for stablecoin payments is filling that gap, and none of them are going after the same market. The two biggest stablecoin issuers are building their own chains. Circle launched Arc as a permissioned network for institutional flows. Tether is backing Plasma, a public L1 optimized for USDT in cross border and emerging market corridors. Fintechs are doing the same. Stripe and Paradigm built Tempo as a merchant focused settlement layer. Stripe then acquired Bridge, Privy, and Metronome to own the issuance, wallet, and billing layers alongside it. Then there are the more specialized plays. Codex is an OP Stack rollup with a native FX engine for banks and remitters that need multi-currency settlement. 1Money is targeting retail payments and remittance with sanctions and AML automation at the protocol level. Payy is built around confidential settlement for institutions that need privacy by default. The settlement layer is fragmenting by use case, and the race isn't just about launching a chain. It's about who owns the full stack from settlement to compliance.

Aldo, from The Pulse by Alphawire, sits down with Carmel King, from Grant Thornton she says it's time to stop blaming the blockchain for human malice. Crypto isn't the fraud: the jurisdictional gaps and lack of education are. #AlphaWire

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Times are increasingly tough with so much information about what screentime and AI is doing to us all. Aldo, Pulse by AlphaWire had a great discussion with Dr Marc Brackett about how to navigate these challenging times. Check out the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=w0Jq8q…

It's been a big week for stablecoins with slow progress being made with the US regulation. Do you think banks will loosen their grip on the power of interest bearing deposits and welcome in stablecoins?

Ripple Payments have hit $100B processed volume, and are expanding to full-stack infrastructure. Will their institutional play put them in the drivers seat for the future of payment?

Big Tech is trying to teach your devices "Emotional Intelligence" for one specific reason, to build a more perfect addiction. A device cannot help you grieve or grow. True sovereignty is building the inner capacity to face life without a screen.

While we are racing toward a world of "Artificial" everything, the one thing you can't automate is true human presence. In an uncertain 2026, your real-world network is your only unhackable asset. Learn more from Dr Marc Bracket on the Pulse By AlphaWire podcast.

Ethereum keeps pushing forward with laying strong foundations for the future of technical infrastructure with the blockchain. Do you think making it easier for institutions to stake ETH is a game changer?

@Cointelegraph Only 89%?

🚨 UPDATE: Grok recommends deleting 89% of active EU laws after analyzing the entire rulebook.

@CoinMarketCap Animoca Brands is one to watch during this bear market as they are doubling down on building. Heading into these huge digitally engaged markets with RWAs and digital ID is a massive move.

LATEST: ⚡ Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in Ava Labs and will support Avalanche projects focused on RWAs and digital ID in Asia and the Middle East.

@nansen_ai Nansen has always made strong moves based on actual data, rather than following the hopium crowd. Worth investigating and following what they are doing.

2/ Mavryk is building serious infrastructure: - $10M raise led by MultiBank Group - Tokenizing $10B+ in UAE real estate (Keturah Reserve, Ritz Carlton) - RWA-native L1 built for real assets, not speculation We put our infrastructure where we have conviction. If you hold MVRK, you can delegate to our validator and participate in securing the network: nexus.mavryk.org/explorer/valid…

RWA is going onchain. And we're validating it. We run a validator on @MavrykNetwork, an RWA-native L1 tokenizing $10B+ in real-world assets with institutional-grade backing. Here's how you can participate 👇

The global reach and ecosystem of USDC keeps growing and getting stronger.

Bitcoin is harder to kill than you think. An 11-year longitudinal study from Cambridge reveals the network remains operational even if 72% to 92% of global subsea cables fail simultaneously. Get all the info here 👉alphawire.xyz/news/bitcoin/1…

Success isn't the absence of trauma, but can be the management of it. The most successful people even world-renowned experts are still doing the work. Do you agree that you can keep moving forward, regardless of what you've been through?

Everyone is blaming AI for the mental health crisis. We are wrong. AI is merely the symptom of a deeper disease: the collapse of human connection. In 2026, the most valuable skills you can possess is the ability to build a high-quality relationships.