Zodia Custody's Gerry Afentakis speaks with CCN. | Credit: Veronica Cestari for CCN. Key Takeaways Financial institutions are clamoring for crypto custody solutions in 2025. Zodia Custody was launched by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust in 2021. Digital Asset Treasuries could soon emerge in the U.K. At this year’s European Blockchain Conference (EBC) in Barcelona, the presence of traditional finance, industry titans, and big money was undeniable. It was a big focus for the event and its atte ...

dune analytics cover. Photo by BeInCrypto In 2025, crypto markets entered a data-defined era. For years, investors relied on halving cycles, on-chain, and TVL charts to read sentiment. But the framework reshuffled. This year, CEX spot volumes fell 27.7% while DEX activity grew 25.3%, and Henley counted over 240,000 crypto millionaires worldwide. With digital treasuries and institutions pouring billions, the question for 2026 is no longer where capital flows—but which on-chain metrics most reliably reveal ...