Spheres of influence and reserve currency futures

This week, we went live with Alana Levin from Variant Fund to discuss Variant’s 2025 Crypto Trends Report, regulatory progress, stablecoin proliferation, DEX growth, wallet UX evolution, the future of global digital currencies, and more.

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Resources

The 2025 Crypto Trends Report: https://x.com/AlanaDLevin/status/1990804860027965727?s=20

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(2:11) Market Outlook

(8:31) The 2025 Crypto Trends Report

(12:42) Overview of Variant Fund

(15:35) Katana Ad

(16:05) Potential Regulatory Risk

(18:14) Crypto's Top Assets

(22:24) New Crypto Assets

(24:40) DEX Market Share Growth

(31:14) Katana Ad

(31:46) Improving Wallet UX

(35:47) Stablecoin Fragmentation

(46:28) Uniswap Ad

(47:14) Productizing Stablecoins

(52:57) Stablecoins Impact on USD Dominance

(58:27) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Boccaccio, Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.