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Messari Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis Publishes Theses for 2023
Saturday, February 4, 2023
The sixth annual report highlights his predictions and insights for the crypto industry's year ahead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Messari, a leading provider of crypto market intelligence products, today announced the release of its Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis' sixth annual Messari Theses 2023. The report forecasts that 2023 will be a year for crypto to further prove its resilience and progress both on the tech and the policy side, despite the setbacks it experienced in 2022.
In addition to zooming out on the key narratives and people to watch, the report focuses on:
-- What remains amidst the CeFi wreckage: It's been a classic credit boom
and bust, with a crypto twist. This year, many of the industry's
problems stemmed from an over-reliance on unsustainable DeFi yields and
synthetic trades, and poor risk management and compounding bad bets.
It's time for specific individuals and projects to step up to lead us
back from the brink.
-- 2023 could be transformational in terms of permanent crypto law: In the
year ahead, the industry should expect exchange oversight clarity and
stablecoin regulation by law, not regulatory turf wars. There should be
progress made on setting standards for disclosures and consumer
protections.
-- Bitcoin and stablecoin infrastructure remain tremendously important:
Bitcoin has proven its durability and will continue to serve as a
powerful check on absolute sovereign authority. Its role as a usable
currency continues to be questionable, so it's crucial to build
stablecoin infrastructure (the right way) in parallel.
-- The significance of Ethereum and Layer 1s: The Ethereum Merge was a huge
milestone for crypto, and Vitalik and the Ethereum Core team deserve
major kudos. In addition to Ethereum making technical feats, as the
alternative "Layer-1" ecosystems have been evolving at warp speed, we
can expect them to continue to progress in the year ahead.
-- DeFi's headwinds are still very much real: For DeFi to progress, it's
time for security and audit standards. Risk waivers. Comprehensive
community disclosures. And apps that work beyond speculative teaser
rates. It's time for more apps to work for everyday users, and to find
use cases that make us proud.
-- The potential of the NFT and DeSoc space: The NFT space experienced a
hangover this year after reaching euphoric highs in 2021; however, we
should still be on the lookout for NFT infrastructure opportunities next
year.
-- The hardware, infrastructure, & governance tools that will be crucial:
The industry consistently strives to build crypto sustainably. Building
a better Fintech 3.0 will come down to tools for hardware, wallets,
browsers, secure data pipes, and new governance primitives and social
contracts.
"This report reflects the amazing work our research team has done tracking the industry throughout a chaotic year, and its substance explains why my ten-year thesis on crypto remains unchanged," said Ryan Selkis, Messari's Co-founder and CEO. "Too many bad actors stole the spotlight in 2022, but there are still projects and people doing critical work to move our industry forward. It's time to refocus on those people and innovations."
For the full report, visit messari.io/crypto-theses-for-2023.
Messari is the leading provider of market intelligence products that help professionals navigate crypto with confidence. For individuals and institutions alike, Messari combines deep analysis, data, news, and powerful tools to improve industry transparency and drive smarter participation in crypto. Learn more at messari.io.
Mary Dawson
mary.dawson@messari.io
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