Cryptocurrency trading, tokenization, and post-quantum cryptography highlight this week’s edition of Digital Assets Thoughts of the Week.

“Gold and Bitcoin have been selling off in tandem, which can only mean one thing: investors are finally getting worried about tighter monetary conditions. As Kevin Warsh begins his first week as Federal Reserve chair, the market is pricing a 73.6% chance of a rate hike by March 2027. And investors are slowly beginning to catch up to this expectation.

“This is why gold is struggling alongside Bitcoin, despite the inflation hedge narrative and geopolitical uncertainty that are usually supportive for the gold price. Drawn-out negotiations between the US and Iran will only cement rate hike…