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Original data and analysis from the CCS desk: what twelve years of founder interviews show about where the industry is building, plus market structure and institutional adoption reports. Free to read, cite with a link.
Research · 2025 to 2026State of Tokenization: what 31 founder interviews say changed in real-world assets, 2025 to 2026Every real-world asset interview on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025, refreshed October 2026 with 2026 founders and RWA.xyz data. Stocks, funds and credit replaced exotic assets, and distribution and liquidity became the hard problems.
Research · 2025 to 2026Stablecoins after GENIUS: what 29 founder interviews say changed between 2025 and 2026Onchain data to October 2026 and a hand-screened read of every stablecoin conversation on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025: supply flat near $300 billion, usage at records, founders moving to payments, yield as the fault line.Research · 2025 to 2026Crypto x AI: what 52 founder interviews say changed between 2025 and 2026A hand-screened read of every AI conversation on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025 shows the crypto AI pitch moving from ownership to proof, checked against x402 volumes, AI token caps and GPU network revenue as of October 2026.Research · 2018 to 2026The CCS Interview Index: what 1,084 founder conversations say about where crypto is building, 2018 to 2026Twelve years of Crypto Coin Show founder interviews as a dataset: topic shares by year, the four shifts, and the 2026 class of companies, repeat guests and conference episodes behind the AI and tokenization surge.Research · 2025 to 2026State of Crypto Policy: what 27 founder interviews say changed between 2025 and 2026A hand-screened read of every policy conversation on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025, with Charles Hoskinson's Clarity Act critique, the September 2026 Senate vote and the rulemaking that followed it.
Research · 2025 to 2026Stablecoins after GENIUS: what 29 founder interviews say changed between 2025 and 2026Onchain data to October 2026 and a hand-screened read of every stablecoin conversation on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025: supply flat near $300 billion, usage at records, founders moving to payments, yield as the fault line.Research · 2025 to 2026Crypto x AI: what 52 founder interviews say changed between 2025 and 2026A hand-screened read of every AI conversation on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025 shows the crypto AI pitch moving from ownership to proof, checked against x402 volumes, AI token caps and GPU network revenue as of October 2026.Research · 2018 to 2026The CCS Interview Index: what 1,084 founder conversations say about where crypto is building, 2018 to 2026Twelve years of Crypto Coin Show founder interviews as a dataset: topic shares by year, the four shifts, and the 2026 class of companies, repeat guests and conference episodes behind the AI and tokenization surge.Research · 2025 to 2026State of Crypto Policy: what 27 founder interviews say changed between 2025 and 2026A hand-screened read of every policy conversation on Crypto Coin Show since January 2025, with Charles Hoskinson's Clarity Act critique, the September 2026 Senate vote and the rulemaking that followed it.