Crypto, ownership and power in the onchain economy.

Bitcoin Amazons Weekly: Who Gets to Build the Next Market?

This week, the argument over crypto's future moved from promises to procedure. A major U.S. crypto bill failed to advance in the Senate. Two days later, the securities regulator offered a conditional route for trading real shares on blockchain infrastructure. Meanwhile, one of Wall Street's largest data companies moved deeper into the tools that secure that infrastructure. The question running through all three stories: Who sets the rules and who gets access?

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Bitcoin Amazons Weekly: Who Holds the Controls?

Liquid's recovery remained unfinished. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF flows went in opposite directions. Washington examined control over DeFi, while India tested digital bond settlement. Across the week, the Amazons kept one question in view: Who holds the controls when the system is tested?

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