1/ Allow us to introduce ourselves with our new name: Areta - where the pursuit of excellence ('Arete') meets mastery of efficiency ('Eta'). As a leading crypto investment bank firm, we’re driven by the mission to support leaders of the open economy. Here’s who we are 🧵🧵

The wave of governance restructuring is a signal that crypto teams are maturing operationally, not retreating ideologically. Regulatory clarity, internal bottlenecks, and strategic realignments are pushing protocols to rethink how decisions get made and who’s accountable for

Security remains one of the toughest challenges in scaling onchain ecosystems, less because of technology, and more because of how fragmented the audit process still is. We have our co-founder @bernard_xyz speaking at the DeFi Security Summit on November 20–21, 2025 at La Rural,

We had @96siddharthshah repping @areta_io at Zebu Live 2025 in London 🇬🇧 He joined a powerhouse panel with @przemekowalczyk @mm319 and @catieromero unpacking how capital, infrastructure, and governance are coming together to shape the next phase of digital assets. @Zebu_live

Catch our co-founder @jp_grabs in NYC on November 12th as he dives into protocol valuations, network activity, and other key factors shaping the digital asset industry at The Bridge, hosted by @TheTieIO

Governance restructuring is becoming a defining theme across blockchain projects. As highlighted in our latest Areta Governance Restructuring & Wind-downs report, teams are recognizing that slow decision-making, weak participation, and misaligned incentives are limiting DAO

We just published our latest Areta Q3 Market Insights report, and it captures what feels like a defining moment for crypto’s institutional era. We’ve been tracking this shift closely, what we found most interesting was how this shift changes market texture. Volatility is

Great article on the surge of crypto M&A by @Bloomberg featuring @areta_io ! I had the pleasure of discussing the structural shifts and dynamics at play with @Suvajourno, who has been at the forefront of digital assets dealmaking for a long time! Strong independent research

DeFi is entering a more mature phase after a long cooldown. User flows and protocol revenues are climbing again, this time on stronger foundations. Yacine notes that this shift marks a turning point: DeFi is no longer peripheral. It’s becoming part of the market’s plumbing, a

Recap from the @Blockworks_ Digital Asset Summit panel with industry pioneers on M&A and IPO Activity in the Digital Asset Industry last week. At @areta_io , we’ve been fortunate to have contributed significantly to this year's M&A season with our advised transactions. Beyond

Governance is becoming crypto’s next big debate. The report highlights the decision fatigue, poor participation, and unclear accountability that have become recurring pain points for even the most established projects. Our latest report looks at how teams are addressing this

1/ Consensus and decentralisation work hand in hand Kicking off the future of money stage on Tuesday, we go yield-bearing assets Discussing the capabilities of financialisation, we have @JamieElky hosting @_evalawrence, Dominic Dyett, Jake Ostrovskis, and @MBRichardson87

Two of Areta’s finest @96siddharthshah & dominic are on stage at Zebu Live 2025, joining some of the brightest minds shaping the next phase of crypto’s economic evolution 🇬🇧 🗣 Dominic joins Jamie Elkaleh, Eva Lawrence, Jake Ostrovskis, and *Mark Richardson on The

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2/ Senior Roles Head of Finance, Americas - Copper Finance Manager - Sahara AI Member of Client Operations, Stablecoin - Anchorage Digital FX & Treasury Ops Manager - UR Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Lead - Bitwise

1/ Open Finance Jobs in Crypto / October 2025 We’ve curated a list of open positions across exchanges, capital markets, corp dev & more From head of finance to treasury roles, here’s what’s open right now 🧵 For the full list of 20+ roles, head to our LinkedIn and subscribe to

This quarter felt like an inflection point for us at @areta_io Institutional participation continues to deepen, with ETF inflows at record highs and long-term allocations expanding across funds and corporates. Stablecoins are becoming the backbone of global liquidity. We’ve

@Citi @coinbase @Mastercard @BVNKFinance 3/ The platform effectively bridges corporate treasury systems and stablecoin rails, letting enterprises use blockchain-based settlement without needing to be “crypto companies.” It’s the system that moves a $50 million supplier payment instantly, rather than letting it sit in

@Citi @coinbase @Mastercard @BVNKFinance 2/ In this case, Coinbase appears to be the more natural acquirer as we’ve seen in the past. Mastercard’s interest is more surprising, though it aligns with their history of operating payment networks like Vocalink in the UK and could enhance their offering to institutional

1/ Just 24 hours after announcing a funding round with @Citi, both @Coinbase and @Mastercard are in a bidding war to acquire London-based @BVNKFinance, valuing the company between $1.5 and $2.5 billion. While the headlines focus is on the bidding war, the underlying story is

Tune in tomorrow when I'll be speaking at the Digital Asset Summit in London 🇬🇧 Looking back at DAS New York earlier this year, it was an incredible gathering of institutions, and innovators pushing the industry forward. The conversations there showed just how fast the space is