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Dec 24, 2024

CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 34: Bond Vigilantes, AI Agents and The Stablecoin Takeover - CFB 2025 Outlook Special


The final CF Benchmarks podcast episode of 2024 is the perfect companion for exploration of our 2025 Market Outlook Report!

Join Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA, and Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, as they unpack the highlights with Head of Content, Ken Odeluga.

  • Get our analysts’ reaction to the Fed’s ‘hawkish pivot’ last week, which upended policy expectations and triggered a big volatility spike. But how much has the rate outlook really changed? And what are the implications for markets?
  • The Bond Vigilantes are back! How will the Fed react as these influential participants flex their muscles?
  • As for crypto in 2025 - we’re set for another exciting year. Listen in as our research team breaks out the highest-probability themes:
    • The next adoption inflection point, as blockchain transactions per second start outpacing legacy infrastructure speeds
    • Why RIAs are set to become the dominant holders of crypto ETFs
    • How TradFi-crypto convergence could be fuelled by a 50% surge in stablecoin growth to $300 billion by end 2025
    • Meet your Crypto AI Agent
    • The Regulatory Reset - key bills to watch in 2025: The Bitcoin Act, FIT21, Loomis - Gillibrand, and others

For the most comprehensive, informed, institutionally focused perspective on the year ahead for digital assets, click below to listen on your favourite platform!

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