Why Big Banks Suddenly See Crypto as an Existential Threat — and What It Really Means
At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong dropped a line that quietly rattled the global finance crowd. A senior executive at one of the world’s largest banks told him that crypto is now their top strategic priority — not as a speculative sideshow, but as an existential threat to their business.
Crypto Takeaways From Davos 2026: Where Politics, Money — and Musk — Collide
Davos in 2026 wasn’t a crypto conference. It was a geopolitical chessboard. The conversations swirling through the snow-dusted corridors of the World Economic Forum were about power, borders, and economic survival — and crypto quietly slid into that conversation as something far bigger than a speculative asset class. Digital money is now being treated as a strategic resource.
Leaders Research Series: Breaking down the trends behind Davos 2020
The World Economic Forum’s Davos conference this week is perhaps its most critical yet as we enter a new decade of unprecedented financial, social and economic uncertainty with limited runway to change direction. For those business leaders not at Davos, this four-part research series breaks down and explains the emerging trends that are at the center of the discussions and offers unique insights to the WEF itself.
Davos 2015 – The Global Economic Outlook
The World Economic Forum invites 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, and selected intellectuals. This year, there was a discussion on digital technology and virtual currency.
