RT marcantonio (@marcryptonio)Here's how $Ford thinks about the value prop for blockchains over the next 5 years: can they sustain global capital markets demand?For global capital markets to move onchain, blockchains need sufficient speed and throughput to absorb total daily transaction volume.Current global capital market daily transactions:• Equities: 120–150M trades/day• Bonds: 8–10M trades/day• MBS: 1M+ trades/day• Derivatives: 60–100M contracts/day• FX: 250–500M tx/dayTotal: ~400–700M/day, with peaks n ...

Core Insights - Coffee Holding Co., Inc. reported net sales of $23.9 million for the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2025, a 27% increase from $18.8 million in the same period of 2024, but faced a net loss of $1.19 million due to a $2.2 million negative impact from derivative positions [1][2][9] Financial Performance - The company experienced a significant increase in net sales, rising from $18.8 million to $23.9 million, marking a 27% growth year-over-year [1] - Despite the sales growth, the company reported a net loss of $1.19 million, primarily attributed to the negative impact of derivatives [1][9] - The coffee market faced challenges, with prices dropping by $1.25 during the quarter due to tariffs and uncertainties surrounding Brazil's harvest [2] Market Conditions - Coffee prices have recently resumed an upward trend, approaching historic highs, which is expected to secure inventory positions through the end of 2025 [3] - The company anticipates a reversal of unrealized losses on derivatives in the fourth quarter, potentially boosting profits and supporting a previously announced dividend [4] Strategic Initiatives - The acquisition of Second Empire has shown early profitability, and the company expects it to contribute positively to earnings moving forward [5] - The company increased its borrowing to build inventories in anticipation of tariffs, which helped mitigate the impact of declining coffee prices on competitors [6] - Coffee Holding maintained its price increases without passing additional costs from tariffs onto customers, resulting in minimal impact during the quarter [7] Future Outlook - As the company depletes its "tariff-free" inventories, it may need to implement price increases for wholesale and retail customers to maintain margins, a practice that has become normalized in the industry [8] - Despite the disappointing earnings this quarter, the company remains optimistic about future performance, citing a promising outlook for the fourth quarter and beyond [9]

Derivatives Overview - Chinese snowball derivatives are gaining popularity [1] - The report explores the nature of these derivatives [1] - The report analyzes the potential consequences when these derivatives "melt" (experience losses) [1]

Investors with less appetite for outright bets are looking to niche corners of the derivatives space to wager on one market against another https://t.co/ALOEaAKrVH ...

China’s wealthy are once again pouring money into “snowball” derivatives for juicier returns, a year after the regulator curbed the product that was blamed for exacerbating a stock rout https://t.co/BuH4yXkVnj ...

WLFI derivatives volume jumps 400% ahead of World Liberty's first token unlock on Monday https://t.co/V1gQHItCvu ...

While Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong climbed for a fourth straight month, derivatives wagers show investors are skeptical about the market. https://t.co/aGDdJoOjpB ...

On-Chain Asset Expansion - Sei Network aims to bring a wide range of traditional financial assets on-chain, including stablecoins, treasuries, ETFs, GDP data, stocks, money markets, mutual funds, derivatives, corporate bonds, commodities, private equity, and index funds [1] Speed and Efficiency - Sei Network emphasizes faster transaction speeds for all on-chain assets [1]

Onchain Assets - Everything is coming onchain, including Stablecoins, Treasuries, ETFs, GDP Data, Stocks, Money Markets, Mutual Funds, Derivatives, Corporate Bonds, Commodities, and Private Equity [1] Blockchain Platform - Everything moves faster on Sei, indicated by the ticker symbol ($/acc) [1]

Real World Asset (RWA) Tokenization - RWA on-chain value has increased by almost 10% in the last 30 days [1] - The value on public networks is almost $16 billion, a 10.62% jump in the last 30 days [1] - Since the beginning of the year, the total RWA value on public networks has almost doubled, adding approximately $9 billion [1] - Stable coin market cap is up 54% in the last 30 days, equivalent to $210 million [1] - Clear Bank estimates that 2.2% of $2.2 quadrillion worth of equities, bonds, real estate, and derivatives will be tokenized [10][13] XRP Ledger and Derivatives - XRP ledger has grown substantially over the last 30 days, up 21.45%, almost $25 million [1] - Derivatives have always been a main focus for the XRP ecosystem due to the value tied to them [2][4] - Ripple's acquisitions and partnerships support the development of derivatives on the XRP ledger [8] - XRP ledger EVM side chain enables more use cases and supports advanced derivatives [4][7][8] Coinbase and Tokenization - Coinbase is developing an "everything exchange" to tokenize equities and other assets [1] - Coinbase aims to offer millions of assets, derivatives, and tokenized equities in one place [1] - Coinbase believes all assets will inevitably move on-chain [1] Market Cap and Valuation - Traditional market cap valuations may not accurately reflect the potential value of blockchain networks [22][23][26] - The value moving on-chain, TVL, and DeFi activities should be considered when evaluating the potential of projects [26] - The tokenization of $2.2 quadrillion could shift the market perspective and increase the value of projects like XRP [21][28]