Digital assets fall as rates rise, Ethereum's next upgrade, US regulatory update

Digital assets are acting like high growth technology and were impacted earlier this year due to higher than expected inflation and rate hikes, but stablecoins grew over the last few weeks. Alkesh explains the successful Ethereum merge and what is expected of the next upgrade on the platform. The current proposals for a comprehensive US regulatory framework identified opprotunities and risks across the ecosystem.

 

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