Trends & Signals
By: Matt Allen
Explore the latest insights, thought leadership, and research from FCAT®
Pay it Forward: The Rise of Agentic Payments On-Chain
April 8, 2026
For much of the internet’s history, technology has supported human transactions. Increasingly, it’s executing them directly.
The Bitcoin Renaissance Part Two: A Technical Deep Dive
August 28, 2025
In this second installment of our "Bitcoin Renaissance" series, FCAT’s blockchain analysts explore the surge in Bitcoin developer activity prompted by ordinals and new technologies — examining the emerging use cases and innovations that are...
Bitcoin Renaissance: Exploring Layer 2s
November 1, 2024
In January 2023, Bitcoin developer Casey Rodamor combined two previous upgrades to Bitcoin Core’s protocol to launch Ordinals and Inscriptions. The project jumpstarted Bitcoin and Layer 2 development as projects previously deemed impossible on...