Current sentiment is that blockchains are mostly just good for traditional finance, and that the game is essentially over, with corporations pulling off yet another come-from-behind victory. They’ve won again.
This couldn’t resonate with me less. Blockchains are useful for so much more.

I don’t think history is deterministic btw. if ethereum managed to get to solana’s scalability ~5 years ago and went hard on gtm, the world would look v different. we could end up with 1 chain everyone built on top of instead of 10 crypto active chains and 10 corp chains

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Bybit has officially become a member of the International Finance Centre in Da Nang, marking a significant step in the effort to build Da Nang into a regional financial and fintech hub.

Bybit digital asset exchange officially joins the International Financial Center in Da Nang.

Today we saw gold, silver, and palladium all hit new highs! Since the correction at the end of October, gold has been trading above the 25-35 day moving average; silver is rising along the four-hour moving average; and palladium is rising along the three-day moving average.
Synchronization: This "synchronized new highs" usually signifies the start of a major trend. Gold provides "stability," silver provides "elasticity," while the addition of palladium indicates a dual surge in industrial and investment demand.
In this clear upward trend, trading volume has not weakened significantly and no bearish structure has emerged. Don't try to short the short at the top; otherwise, you'll end up with...

Market Analysis | Gold, Silver, and Palladium Hit New Highs! How High Can They Go!?

A quick overview of institutional and trader opinions on the market outlook.