The ApeX Protocol study evaluated seven indicators: cryptocurrency ownership rates, ATMs per capita, local exchanges, “pay with crypto” searches, debit card availability, in-country transaction options, and real estate usability.
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As of January 2026, Bitcoin maintains a dominance above 64%, ETF assets under management exceed $110 billion, and realized capitalization continues to trend upward. These metrics suggest that capital entering the network is increasingly long-term and price-insensitive.
“Fundamentally, it’s the same,” Teng said during a media roundtable in Thimpu. “At the end of the day, crypto is about financial freedom and financial inclusion. It solves a lot of problems. And ultimately, it brings up the well-being of a person.”
The new unit consolidates Bybit’s existing institutional teams under one roof. It will be led by Yoyee Wang, a former portfolio manager at the Royal Bank of Canada who most recently headed Bybit’s global treasury.
Cloud providers built walls around AI agents, locking them into closed credit systems. The x402 protocol, now under the Linux Foundation with AWS, Visa, and Google backing, lets agents own wallets and transact on open rails. A look at why machine commerce may already be inevitable.