5 questions with Fireblocks’ Michael Shaulov

Banking, Blockchain and Crypto, Member Exclusive

Crypto made a comeback in 2025 – this time with banks testing the waters

• Crypto’s resurgence and regulatory clarity in 2025 prompted a handful of banks to experiment in the space rather than sit on the sidelines.
• This piece looks at what that early engagement may foreshadow for institutional money movement in 2026.

Blockchain and Crypto, Member Exclusive, Podcasts

Why every bank now needs a stablecoin strategy (whether they like it or not)

• The GENIUS Act brings regulatory clarity to stablecoins, but Conduit CEO Kirill Gertman argues that clarity alone won't guarantee success.
• Banks face a choice between building their own infrastructure or becoming the pipes for others.

Blockchain and Crypto, Servicing 2.0

Not products, but pipes: How incumbent institutions are piecing together the next era of finance

• The big story across incumbent institutions right now is less about shiny launches and more about the deeper rewiring of how money moves, how clients are supported, and how the industry defines 'service.'
• Insitutions' operating system is slowly being rebuilt through digitization, APIs, and programmable money -- with Amex, Citizens, and BNY each highlighting different facets of that shift.

Blockchain and Crypto

‘Stablecoins and tokenized deposits will be complementary, not competitive’: BNY’s Carl Slabicki on the next chapter for treasury

• APIs are becoming the go-to tool for banks in stitching together legacy platforms and emerging ones, reflecting deeper shifts in banking and its underlying business model.
• Carl Slabicki, Executive Platform Owner, Treasury Services at BNY, unpacks the key themes and how New York-headquartered BNY is moving decisively on them.

Blockchain and Crypto

From isolation to integration: How financial firms are building the infrastructure for crypto’s real-world usability

• How do you bring crypto out of its niche and make it accessible, compliant, and useful for people who don’t know what a private key is? 
• PayPal, Coinbase, and Green Dot are each handling this challenge in their own way. In three short case studies, we look at how they’re growing their crypto services by connecting with traditional financial systems.