The Year's Best

Top reads on crypto x AI, top 2025 outlooks & best of 51 Insights in 2024.

Hey, it’s Marc

We have curated our top reads, articles, and podcasts to give you a head start in 2025.

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Below is a list the best resources you can get your hands on for now.

Top Reads on Crypto x AI Agents

• 2024: The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise, Menlo Ventures Link

• The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise Q32024, Deloitte Link

• The Post Web, Outlier Ventures Link

• AI Agents Are Taking Over Crypto, Bankless Link

• AI Agents: A New Architecture for Enterprise Automation, Menlo Ventures Link

• AI Agents: Research & Applications, accelxr Link

• AI x Blockchain: Reinventing Data for Corporates with

  Maja Vujinovic
  & Scott Dykstra Link

• Building Effective Agents, Anthropic Link

• Crypto's Role In The AI Revolution, Panthera Link

• Demystifying the Crypto x AI Stack, Coinbase Link

• ai16z: the Bazaar of Agents,

  Teng Yan
  Link

• The AI Agent Cambrian Explosion,

  Thomas Pan
  Link

• The Convergence of Crypto and AI: Four Key Intersections, Multicoin Capital Link

Top themes of 2024 corporates

1. Stablecoin as the top choice for cross-border payments: Stablecoins are more than a buzzword—they’re reshaping payments, unlocking new revenue streams, and driving corporate growth. Our report dives into real-world use cases, risks, and actionable steps to help leaders get ahead.

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2. Web3 gaming for more engagement: FIFA launched its Web3 game, Karate Combat built a shared economy on Web3, and much more. Web3 gaming is evolving with more meaningful games and going beyond the crypto-native audiences. How? We have covered everything. 

   1. 👉 Read: State of Play: Web3 & Gaming

3. The rise of tokenized culture with memecoins: From a $67B market cap to celebrity-backed tokens, memecoins are reshaping how culture and finance intersect.

   1. 👉 Read: Gamestop 2.0 - Memecoin Deep Dive

4. Commerce with real world asset tokenization: We are getting closer to a fully computed economy and its implications are vast. We covered everything from tokenization potential to the future of commerce, that brands shouldn't miss.

   1. 👉 Read: RWAs: Rethinking Commerce for High-Value Assets 

5. Artificial Intelligence for productivity: AI has evolved rapidly in 2024. From GenAI’s product-market-fit to AI Agents’ supremacy, the technology has a lot to offer to brands but with caution. 

   1. 👉 Read: Hollywood's New Star: Artificial Intelligence

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Our Podcast Highlights

1. Beyond LLMs: How AI is Set to Reshape Global Business with Stephen Messer. The most interesting thing about this interview isn't what Messer says about AI - it's what he reveals about how enterprise value will be created and destroyed in the next decade.

2. The Luxury Tech Playbook: Digital Transformation with Antonio Carriero. Actionable strategies for execs from a 25-year veteran of luxury digital transformation. And: Breitling's NFT playbook & what's possible with AI.

3. AI x Blockchain: Reinventing Data for Corporates with Maja Vujinovic & Scott Dykstra: Explore how AI and blockchain can unlock untapped data potential, ensure trust, and transform decision-making.

Editor's picks: 

• Pudgy Penguins: A Blueprint for Community-Led Brands

• Polymarket: The Truth Machine

• Telegram: The Next Big Consumer Platform for Brands?

• Case Study: Hugo Boss Steps Into Web3 Loyalty – Will They Succeed?

• Namaste in the Metaverse🧘: Alo Yoga's Bold Bet on Digital Engagement

Top Market Outlooks for 2025:

1. Bitcoin Suisse

2. Messari

3. Galaxy

That's it for now.

Happy New Year!

Marc & Team