Karen Kao

Karen Kao

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🌍 Web3 International BD, Marketer, and Investor. Director of Communications, Ecosystem Partnership @gate_ventures | Founding Member @buzhidao_tw @TaipeiWeek

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Crypto’s real bull case is not human adoption, but agent-native finance — and that crypto may structurally decouple and stabilize before traditional equity markets fully price in macro risk.

Crypto isn’t for humans, it’s for AI. Millions of agents, billions of micro-transactions, zero trust, zero KYC, programmable, 24/7. Blockchain is the native financial layer of AI.

The world is witnessing the birth of Bretton Woods III. We are shifting from a system of "Inside Money" (unsecured debt) to "Outside Money" (hard commodities). If the U.S. Dollar is to survive this transition, it must evolve from a "trust-based" currency into a "utility-based" digital rail for Real-World Assets (RWA). Here is my thesis on the Great Monetary Pivot of 2026. 🧵

#GateVentures Weekly Highlights ・ BTC and ETH both moved higher this week (+4.13% and +6.61%), with ETF flows flipping back to net inflows after two weeks of outflows. ・Institutional signals continued to firm up, with @BlackRock's BUIDL fund distributing $100M, showing

Source: X @chuk_xyz DTCC has regulatory clearance to pilot tokenized Treasuries beginning in 2026, under a carefully scoped SEC no-action letter. But it’s important to understand what model this represents, and how it differs from direct on-chain ownership. DTCC: Indirect

Ethena’s white-label Stablecoin-as-a-Service is quietly becoming a meta-trend. Major protocols like MegaETH, Jupiter, and Sui are now launching their own stablecoins under Ethena’s framework. The model is simple: → Any chain, app, or wallet with direct user ownership can mint

#GateVentures Weekly Highlights • Galaxy $460M to fuel transition from mining to AI infrastructure. • Jupiter partners with Ethena to launch Solana-based stablecoin JupUSD. • Antalpha leads $150M Aurelion financing to build first Tether Gold treasury. 📎 Full recap here: medium.com@gate_ventures/gate-ventures-weekly-crypto-recap-october-13-2025-a1d066f52554… More: gate.com/ventures

We’re excited to announce our strategic partnership with @OpenEden_X, a leader in U.S. Treasury tokenization. With $563M+ TVL, credit ratings from Moody’s & S&P, and integrations across TradFi (Bank of New York), DeFi (Pendle, Curve, Euler) and fintech (LINE, LightNet), OpenEden

#GateVentures Weekly Highlights • Ondo Finance launches 100+ tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETF to expand RWA access. • Fireblocks Network releases enterprise stablecoin payments network for trillions market sector. • StablecoinX Secures $530M PIPE financing to expand ENA treasury. 📎 Full recap here: gate.com/blog/11836/gate-ventu...… More: gate.com/ventures

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