Covering the forces shaping frontier AI, protocols, and global macroeconomic capital.
Global Markets & Macro Editor
Elena Rostova analyzes central bank balance sheets, sovereign treasury flows, and cross-border digital asset settlement. She previously directed fixed-income research at Zurich Capital Partners and contributed to Bloomberg Terminal briefings.
Crypto market structure indicators are flashing early altcoin season signals as Bitcoin dominance hits a 4-year high and capital begins rotating into Ethereum, Solana, and newer Layer-1 protocols like Sui and Aptos.
Tokenized real-world assets — spanning U.S. Treasuries, private credit, real estate, and trade finance — have crossed $50 billion in on-chain value, marking the most significant maturation milestone in institutional DeFi history.
Solana's blockchain infrastructure processed 100 million daily transactions for the first time in September 2026, driven by consumer application growth, Visa's USDC settlement integration, and a DEX trading volume record of $12 billion in a single day.
