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Digital Asset: Product Launch
Digital Asset, in partnership with Paul Ryan foundation, is launching the RISE program using the Canton Network to combine and distribute state-administered benefits across three US states, with pilot starting in 2027.
Source: Cointelegraph
The leadership read
A product move like this reshapes Digital Asset's org chart as much as its roadmap. Scaling in Web3 & Blockchain rests on product leadership that can carry a launch to adoption and commercial hires who turn early traction into pipeline. The Americas tell is whether senior GTM appointments follow; unsupported launches stall.
Market context: Backdrop: a 101.2 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (up 0.6 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+10.5pts).
Digital Asset: 3 signals in the last 90 days — above the Web3 & Blockchain median of 1 across 7 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 3 tracked across 63 days.
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Where this lands in our work
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