Deal Flow Digest

August'25: US Crypto Regulatory Developments

The U.S. is reshaping its approach to crypto oversight. Since July, the House passed the CLARITY Act, the SEC launched “Project Crypto”, & the Senate…

Sep 4 • 

Ben Lakoff

3

August 2025

July'25: Stablecoins, Treasuries, and Fiscal Dominance

Stablecoins are the Trojan horse of U.S. debt markets. The GENIUS Act turns every on-chain dollar into a permanent buyer of Treasuries... cementing…

Aug 1 • 

Ben Lakoff

2

1

July 2025

Deal Flow Digest June 2025

With players like Robinhood and Republic tokenizing private shares and regulators finally offering clearer guidance, 2025 may be the year TradFi pipes…

Jul 1 • 

Ben Lakoff

June 2025

Deal Flow Digest May 2025

May was filled with more public companies buying Bitcoin (and other crypto). I wrote about these “MicroStrategy-style” strategies last month, so instead…

Jun 3 • 

Ben Lakoff

May 2025

Deal Flow Digest April 2025

In this piece I attempt to explain why public companies such as Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR — the company formerly known as MicroStrategy), the newly‑formed…

May 2 • 

Ben Lakoff

1

April 2025

Deal Flow Digest March 2025

Gm! Please enjoy the March Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds.

Apr 2 • 

Ben Lakoff

2

March 2025

Deal Flow Digest February 2025

Gm! Please enjoy the February Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds.

Mar 5 • 

Ben Lakoff

4

February 2025

Deal Flow Digest January 2025

Gm! Please enjoy the January Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds. This month we go into the "2024 State…

Feb 5 • 

Ben Lakoff

6

December 2024

Deal Flow Digest December 2024

Gm! Please enjoy the December Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds. We’re sending this early this month…

Dec 22, 2024 • 

Ben Lakoff

1

Deal Flow Digest November 2024

Gm! Please enjoy the November Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds.

Dec 3, 2024 • 

Ben Lakoff

3

November 2024

Deal Flow Digest October 2024

Gm! Please enjoy the October Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds.

Nov 1, 2024 • 

Ben Lakoff

1

October 2024

Deal Flow Digest September 2024

Gm! Please enjoy the September Deal Flow Digest, a monthly newsletter recapping recent Crypto / web3 funding rounds.

Oct 1, 2024 • 

Ben Lakoff

1