a16z’s 2026 outlook points to crypto becoming quiet infrastructure—powered by AI agents, stablecoins, incentive-aligned markets, and privacy—working in the background as Web3 matures.

Bhutan has partnered with Cumberland DRW to build sustainable digital asset infrastructure in Gelephu Mindfulness City, advancing a long-term, sovereign digital economy strategy.

Real-world assets onchain grew from $85M in 2020 to $21B+ by 2025 (245×). Private credit (~61%) and U.S. Treasuries (~30%) now dominate, spanning credit, sovereign debt, commodities & real estate across blockchains like Avalanche, Solana & Tezos.

Bhutan has officially brought its national gold reserves into the digital age. Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), the country’s flagship innovation district, today unveiled TER, a sovereign-backed digital token fully collateralized by physical gold.

Scoop AI is bringing its next global hackathon stop to Seoul with Seoul Bowl, a two-day build event taking place December 20–21. Co-hosted alongside Neo, the Layer-1 blockchain, and SpoonOS, the chain-agnostic agentic operating system powered by Neo.

SQD.ai’s latest upgrade did something very few infrastructure projects ever manage. It stepped out of the purely technical world and landed directly into internet culture when Carbot Animations created an entire video around it.