StrataMedia

A strategy-driven firm focused on providing media that moves markets. Brands: @TokenRelations, @_TalkingTokens, @TheMarketRunup & more.

[The Blonde Broker @theblondebroker]

We are Hiring :) looking for 1-2 college interns to help with research and marketing across our shows!

Tag a friend who fits!

You’ll get to work with me on @TheMarketRunup 🙌

[Jacquelyn Melinek @jacqmelinek]

it’s time to give a real, true meaning to the term intern

come join the team!!

apply via details below 👇

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

We’re hiring! StrataMedia is looking for 1-2 college interns to help with our ongoing research and marketing efforts across our brands: @TokenRelations, @_TalkingTokens, @TheMarketRunup and Convergence.

Who we’re looking for:

>> Currently enrolled university students with a passion for crypto, media, journalism, social media or research

>> Strong writing and analytical skills with a desire to get even better

>> Chronically curious and online, diving into everything from hot trends to niche topics that retail and institutional audiences should know about

>> Independent thinker who thrives when given autonomy and the ability to lead new initiatives

If this sounds like you (or someone you know), we’d love to hear from you!

To apply, send your resume to [email protected]

[Alexander @ahbeaudry]

We just published out latest @StrataMedia_ Survey focused on Tokenized Equities. In it we interviewed leaders from @Securitize @AvaLabs @DinariGlobal and @SuperstateInc to hear their takes on tokenized equities growth, the value in different architectures, and why institutions should care.

Key quotes from the report:

"A telling metric to watch is how many public companies bring their own shares onchain, or participate in the sponsorship of U.S. legal tokens with full entitlement pass-through. That is real adoption." - @carlosdomingo, CEO and Chairman @Securitize

"Over the next 12 months the test will be if on-chain stock takes market share from wrapped models. As the market matures, "total assets tokenized" figures should differentiate between synthetic exposure and native tokenization." - @cryptoreine, Business Development (Tokenization) @AvaLabs

"Issuing a token will become increasingly standardized. The hard work comes after issuance, when companies will have to maintain relationships with the underlying shares, manage issuance and redemption, process corporate actions, connect liquidity and distribute the asset across different platforms and networks." - @GabeOtte , Co-Founder @DinariGlobal

"People are paying too much attention to whatever launched nine hours ago. Someone makes a new stock token, everyone piles in, and suddenly that's the model. Most of it won't be. The bigger change is companies upgrading how their securities are issued and recorded, and that takes years." - @rleshner, CEO and Co-Founder @SuperstateInc

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

@jacqmelinek @_TalkingTokens @seyong @fomo @YuvalRooz @digitalasset @CantonNetwork @wagmiAlexander @DromosLabs @aeroxyz @raagulanpathy @KASTxyz @RaafiHossain @fasset @lepsoe @kbwofficial gonna be a movie

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

Announcing our first blockchain research competition!

The next generation of crypto will be shaped by the new age university students, and those minds deserve a shot to showcase their work in front of an audience.

The competition is about surfacing that work and giving students a way to get their work seen by thousands of professionals.

Learn more about it by checking out the post below:

[Token Relations @TokenRelations]

Introducing the @StrataMedia_ Blockchain Research Competition

> Open to university students
> Submit a research report for 1 of 3 tracks: investment thesis, technical deep dive, or sector analysis
> The selected report will be published and sent to our 130K subscribers

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

Episode 1 of our new Convergence series, in partnership with @therollupco and @WisdomTreePrime!

We broke down why tokenized funds complement stablecoins rather than compete with them, and what helped drive WisdomTree’s AUM to more than $1B.

[The Rollup @therollupco]

How @WisdomTreePrime Went From $30M To Over $1 Billion Onchain (Full Breakdown) with @wbpeck

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:52 What Convergence Actually Means
04:30 Why WisdomTree Started In 2018
05:38 Exporting US Capital Markets
08:56 Institutional Versus Retail Distribution
10:32 The Innovation Exemption Explained
13:14 DTCC's Forty Firm Pilot
16:00 Three Models Of Tokenization
19:35 Why WisdomTree Chose Issuer-Led
21:10 Thirty Million To One Billion
22:45 What Drives The Next Era
25:05 Why Private Markets Aren't It
28:05 Who Wins The Tokenization Wave
30:14 The Perfect Storm For Adoption
33:08 WisdomTree's North Star

[Token Relations @TokenRelations]

TODAY.

The Convergence is happening.

Episode #1 goes live this afternoon, featuring @wbpeck of @WisdomTreePrime from the Tokenization Tower.

@andyyy @robbieklages @therollupco

[The Rollup @therollupco]

The Convergence is Coming.

September 15th. Mark your calendars.

@TokenRelations @WisdomTreePrime

[Jacquelyn Melinek @jacqmelinek]

I’m excited to announce the launch of a new newsletter from @TokenRelations and @Forgd_ focused on the state of the digital asset market, token performance and more.

Our first edition is live and focuses on some interesting August trends👇

We tracked 6 primary token launches in August, compared with a much quieter market earlier this year.

Binance Alpha emerged as the most common entry point, while ALIGN took a notably broader approach across major exchanges.

At the same time, activity around Robinhood Chain accelerated sharply, with memecoins bringing more traders and capital back into the market and a smaller group experimenting with tokenized stocks and treasury-backed structures.

The bigger takeaway is the token market is showing early signs of life again, but we’re not ready to call it a full reopening.

That’s exactly why we want this newsletter to track over time the data behind where the market is actually moving, rather than relying on sentiment alone.

Excited to build this with the Forgd team. Check out the full report and subscribe for free below:

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

Today we’re launching a new research newsletter on @TokenRelations with @Forgd_ covering the state of the digital asset market.

Following last month’s launch of Forgd’s Market Maker Leaderboard on Token Relations, we’re expanding the partnership into a broader look at market activity, token launches, listings, liquidity and emerging areas of investor and retail participation.

The first edition covers August, when the market showed some early signs of reactivation:

• Six primary token launches came to market, spanning infrastructure, AI, FX, ZK, DeFi and onchain credit.
• Binance Alpha was the most common launch venue, while ALIGN entered the market with a much broader exchange footprint.
• Five of the six launches traded more than 50% below their first-day highs by September 4, showing that increased issuance does not yet mean durable demand.
• Activity around Robinhood Chain accelerated into September, with memecoins driving renewed speculative activity alongside experiments with tokenized stocks and treasury-backed structures.

For now, we view this as an incremental reopening of the market rather than a full return of the altcoin issuance cycle.

We’ll be tracking these signals each month to understand where capital, liquidity and market activity are actually moving.

Subscribe for free and read the first edition below:
https://t.co/9ueSUh2TJq

[SolanaFloor @SolanaFloor]

"The old-school media model isn't working anymore"

@StrataMedia_ founder @jacqmelinek joins The Big Picture to discuss the shrinking crypto media landscape 👇

[Gregg Bell @GregoryLBell]

Great to sit down with @StrataMedia_ during the RWA Summit in NYC to talk all things HBAR. Podcast coming soon..

[RockawayX @RockawayX]

What are the major safety concerns surrounding vaults and how are they being addressed?

@GilgameshODs says it currently comes down to the technical layer, access to funds, and legal claims if something goes wrong.

"The technical side is handled with immutable, battle-tested vaults, and ERC-4626 standards are becoming the default.

On access, the work is in key management.

Before we deploy capital ourselves, we check if no single entity or signer holds admin key access, and there is far more scrutiny of this than there used to be.

The legal claim hasnʼt been solved yet.

Institutions want a counterparty licensed somewhere rather than an empty SPV or an LLC with no balance sheet to claim against.

The safety failures have been in the underlying, or where the funds were deployed. The more expensive assumption is that vaults are risk-free. They are not, and they carry different risks from each other.

A vault can give you something loosely like a senior tranche on an asset compared with holding it outright. Some are blue chip and easy to exit, others pay more and are harder to get out of during stressed markets."

Get more of his insights in the @StrataMedia_ vaults survey 👇

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

We will be at the Washington x Wall Street event on September 14, hosted by @SolanaInstitute

Reach out to our founder @jacqmelinek if you're going to the event and want to chat about the evolution of crypto in America 🇺🇸

[SolanaFloor @SolanaFloor]

🎥 The Big Picture is LIVE on X with @StrataMedia_ founder @jacqmelinek

👉 Q4'26 outlook for Crypto & DeFi
👉 Why crypto media is shrinking
👉 Vaults, ETFs, DATs & much more

Tune in now!
https://t.co/kYzbG4Slnx

[Jacquelyn Melinek @jacqmelinek]

As a former reporter, I'm with Kalshi on this one. Journalists should responsibly pick what to include, but misconstruing it isn't cool.

This is one of the reason our team loves doing @StrataMedia_ x @TokenRelations surveys.

Our participant responses are verbatim, which allows readers to form their own opinion based off what experts say!

[StrataMedia @StrataMedia_]

We are hosting an event for RWA Summit with our friends at @GSR_io and @Uniswap.

Join us for good chats, good views, and good vibes.

Sign up: https://t.co/96NUQ13mum

[Jacquelyn Melinek @jacqmelinek]

What's better than rooftop NYC views, live on-site podcast production and BRUNCH?

Come hang with @StrataMedia_, @GSR_io and @Uniswap all under one roof during @RWASummit

Link to RSVP below, see you all there!

[KBW2026 @kbwofficial]

KBW2026 @StrataMedia_: @jacqmelinek

Jacquelyn Melinek (Founder & CEO, StrataMedia) is confirmed for KBW2026 this fall. An award-nominated host and veteran journalist, Melinek previously led crypto coverage at TechCrunch, scaling its digital asset newsletter into the publication’s fastest-growing newsletter at the time, and now hosts Talking Tokens and Crypto in America.

Get your tickets ⬇️