Jon Matonis
Team at CoinDesk · Chief Economist at Sol Strategies
Jon Matonis is chief economist at Sol Strategies and founding director of the Bitcoin Foundation and his career has included senior influential posts at VISA International, VeriSign, Sumitomo Bank, and Hushmail. A monetary economist focused on expanding the circulation of nonpolitical digital currencies, Jon also serves as an independent board director to companies in the Bitcoin, the Blockchain, mobile payments, and gaming sectors. Jon has been a featured guest on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR, Al Jazeera, RT, Virgin Radio, and numerous podcasts.
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AI 与稳定币银行基础设施公司 Augustus 完成 1.8 亿美元 B 轮融资，估值达到 10 亿美元，由 Tiger Global 领投，Hummingbird、QED，以及 Nubank、Ramp、Circle 和 Deel 的创始人参投。资金将用于拓展拉丁美洲、东南亚、中东和非洲市场，并开发可提供全天候美元账户及结算服务的核心银行平台。Augustus 此前已获美国 OCC 有条件批准筹建全服务国民银行，最终开业仍需完成监管要求。（CoinDesk） wublock123.com/news/crypto-ba…
"The gap in crypto options isn't demand. It's design." Alexia Theodorou, Director of Derivatives at Kraken, in CoinDesk on our BTC and ETH options launch. https://t.co/uF9kWYQaJQ
JUST IN: Where there's #Bitcoin history being made, you'll find The Bitcoin Historian. Fmr Coindesk and Bitcoin Magazine Editor @pete_rizzo_ to speak at Bitcoin Treasuries Conference this September 28 in New York City. Here we go 🚀
"A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests" BVIV Index in CoinDesk today https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/07/20/a-bitcoin-volmageddon-may-be-brewing-key-indicator-suggests
BVIV at 38% — the floor of a zone that preceded $BTC dropping $74K→$60K in under a week last May. Implied vol this compressed is historically mean-reverting. Long BTC near $64K without hedging is an asymmetric risk position. via CoinDesk
READ THE FULL $DOG MODE ARTICLE HERE https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/18/dog-mode-explains-bitcoin-s-next-governance-fight
This is what @BitGo has been doing for over 10yrs. Using the 2-of-3 MPC or multisig model, you give your bot a piece of the key, set policy, and get to approve transactions under any policy you set. Predates AI; works out of the box. https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2077743029935362402
RT @volmexfinance: BVIV Index in CoinDesk today "Kospi’s options-based 30-day implied volatility (IV) index has surged to an annualized 8…
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BVIV Index in CoinDesk today "Kospi’s options-based 30-day implied volatility (IV) index has surged to an annualized 81%, more than double BVIV, the bitcoin equivalent, at around 38%, data from Bloomberg and Volmex show." https://t.co/p5Q8aFUlr3