Priya Batchu

U.S. Treasuries, or government bonds, moving "on-chain"—that is, recorded and transferred using blockchain ledger technology—represent the next stage of real-world digital asset adoption. "Tokenized" in this context means converting the ownership of these assets into a digital token that exists on a blockchain network.As big bulge bracket banks are looking to adopt more and more crypto within their asset class, tokenized U.S. treasuries are growing. While it remains relatively small compared to...

Given the current events in Ukraine/Russia in the Black Sea, geopolitical volatility is no longer just a short-term price effect but a long-term factor shaping oil market pricing and investor outlook.The global oil market handles geopolitical flare-ups much like aftershocks. The Gaza-Israel ceasefire, Ukrainian drone attacks on West Siberian oil refineries, or international sanctions typically send future contract prices soaring.This is where backwardation happens; long-term supply encourages pr...