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Antagonistic Harmony: Permissioned and Permissionless Blockchains in Tomorrow's Financial System

The rise of blockchain has fundamentally reshaped the financial ecosystem. Since Bitcoin’s genesis in 2009, permissionless blockchains have introduced an open, decentralized model for transacting value—fueling everything from DeFi to NFTs. Meanwhile, traditional financial institutions (FIs), drawn to the benefits of blockchain yet cautious of its risks, have leaned into permissioned systems that offer control, privacy, and compliance.

March of the Digital Assets

Each month, the Fireblocks policy team takes stock of policy developments around the world that matter to our clients and to our business. Here, I share my views on the March developments I think counted the most—at times intentionally highlighting announcements that didn’t make the headlines. Starting counter-sun-wise, Washington DC saw the U.S. commitment to becoming digital asset centre of gravity take more and more concrete shape.

44% of US Banks Actioning Their Digital Asset Journey, with Payments as Top Use Case

Not surprisingly, with the new US administration bringing in new policies to support digital asset regulations, US banks have been asking Fireblocks what opportunities this creates for them. In a recent webinar with American Banker, we polled US banks to get insights into how they are incorporating digital assets into their strategies. Here’s what we found.

When will Ethereum begin its rebound?

Ethereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world, second only to Bitcoin in terms of market capitalization. While it has long been one of the preferred assets for investors from all over the world, it has recently been dealing with some issues as a result of sell-offs and corrections. On the other hand, some analysts believe that the marketplace is in a state of consolidation right now. This concept refers to a period of relative stability in the price of a crypto coin, during which the value trades within a narrower range and tends to move sideways instead of up or down.

Expanding Access to Solana: Bringing More Volume On-Chain with Native Integrations

The institutional adoption of Solana is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, driven by its unmatched speed, efficiency, and scalability.. Its growing adoption by financial institutions and Web3 developers highlights its efficiency in real-time payments and tokenization. However, challenges remain in securely managing transactions, gas fees, and token operations.

5 Strategies for Identity Verification in Web3 Applications

In the digital age, identity verification stands as the guardian at the gates of our online interactions, ensuring that the people and services we engage with are as they claim to be. As we venture deeper into the realm of Web3-a new era of the internet built on the principles of decentralization and user sovereignty. Web3, with its promise of returning control to the users away from centralized entities, brings forth innovative opportunities as well as unprecedented challenges. The importance of reliable identity verification mechanisms becomes a foundational pillar for the future internet.

Policy Implications from the Rise of State-Sponsored Crypto Crime

Supporting Japan FinTech Week has become a Fireblocks tradition. This March, we, as many in the ecosystem, chose to re-contextualize planned contributions and engagements as the week-long Tokyo event was the first significant global gathering of both regulators and industry after the Bybit hack.

Fireblocks' New Developer APIs: Build on Blockchain Without Complexity

Blockchain innovation is accelerating, offering new opportunities for developers to create secure applications. However, integrating blockchain infrastructure is getting increasingly complex. With more fragmentation, developers often have to juggle multiple tools, workarounds, and technical intricacies to manage network data, retrieve asset properties, and execute transactions effectively. This slows down innovation, increases operational overhead, and diverts focus from building great products.

How Crypto Companies Can Break the Breach Cycle

In February of 2025, North Korean state-backed cybercriminals stole over $1.9 billion from a popular crypto exchange. That's a mind-boggling amount of money, let alone from a breach. But here's the craziest part; it was excruciatingly simple. In short, it went down like this: an engineer was phished, attackers located static API keys — and just like that, attackers had direct access to critical cloud resources. Static credentials strike again.