Coinbase's David Duong: Clearer Rules Make Crypto a Pillar of Financial Infrastructure

David Duong, head of investment research at Coinbase, said on Dec. 31 that crypto is in a transformative phase driven by faster institutional adoption, BlockBeats reports. He cited clearer regulatory frameworks, including U.S. stablecoin and market-structure clarity and Europe's MiCA. Duong said this is boosting operational readiness, enabling product innovation and market maturation, and embedding crypto rails in payments and settlement.