Welcome to another edition of State of Crypto Weekly, where we track the forces moving the digital asset markets.

Ahead of our full report release, this week’s newsletter offers a sneak peek into the world of quantum risk – a challenge that’s rightfully the talk of our industry. Once you’ve brushed up on the quantum horizon, dive into our newest Off the Block episode to understand how AI agents could fundamentally reshape commerce as we know it.

IS CRYPTO QUANTUM READY?

Four questions every allocator should be asking right now

Ahead of our full report launch, co-author Karim AbdelMawla gets the ball rolling by answering four pressing introductory questions on how quantum computing could reshape – or rattle – the crypto industry. Take a sneak peek to consider:

• What actually secures our digital lives today?

• Why is quantum computing suddenly the ”elephant in the room”?

• Are Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem truly vulnerable right now?

• Where investors should focus their attention.

THE RISE OF AGENT ECONOMIES AND ONCHAIN COMMERCE

Episode 14 with Weekee from Virtuals Protocol

What happens when you put crypto rails under AI agents, give them wallets, let them transact, and then hand them a body? If you’ve been watching the AI x crypto space from a distance and wondering whether any of it is real, this one’s worth your time.

In case you missed it: 21shares in the world

How did bitcoin react to the ongoing US-Iran ceasefire plan?

21shares’ Senior Research Associate Matthew Mena spoke to Bloomberg as Bitcoin climbed to a three-week high.

From mining bitcoin to pivoting to AI

Darius Moukhtarzadeh, crypto research strategist, was quoted in Finews in a report about the shift to AI. He sees it as more of a cyclical diversification than a structural departure from bitcoin mining.

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