New Release: "Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Vaults" Report

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Reports & Fact Cards

Every GSMI edition plus its standalone thematic reports and visual fact cards.

47
Reports (7 editions + 40 standalones)
14
Fact cards (6 new for GSMI 6.0)
2020→26
History

Standalone reports

The GSMI Report Series is the result of working groups convening over months to address the most pressing issues for blockchain and digital assets — bringing together academics, corporate executives, government organizations, and startups. 40 standalone reports across seven editions.

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By topic

Showing 40 of 40 reports

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Vaults — GSMI 7.0 report cover

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Vaults

GSMI 7.0PDF
Digital Payments and the Emerging Digital Economy in the Dutch Caribbean — GSMI 7.0 report cover

Digital Payments and the Emerging Digital Economy in the Dutch Caribbean

GSMI 7.0PDF
DeFi — GSMI 6.0 report cover

DeFi

GSMI 6.0PDF
Digital Money & Payments — GSMI 6.0 report cover

Digital Money & Payments

GSMI 6.0PDF
Digital Identity & Privacy — GSMI 6.0 report cover

Digital Identity & Privacy

GSMI 6.0PDF
AI Convergence — GSMI 6.0 report cover

AI Convergence

GSMI 6.0PDF
Tokenization & Custody — GSMI 6.0 report cover

Tokenization & Custody

GSMI 6.0PDF
Supply Chains & Critical Minerals — GSMI 6.0 report cover

Supply Chains & Critical Minerals

GSMI 6.0PDF
Technical Standards — GSMI 6.0 report cover

Technical Standards

GSMI 6.0PDF
India Country Spotlight — GSMI 5.0 report cover

India Country Spotlight

GSMI 5.0PDF
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Blockchain Convergence — GSMI 5.0 report cover

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Blockchain Convergence

GSMI 5.0PDF
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) — GSMI 5.0 report cover

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

GSMI 5.0PDF
Digital Identity — GSMI 5.0 report cover

Digital Identity

GSMI 5.0PDF
Technical Standards — GSMI 5.0 report cover

Technical Standards

GSMI 5.0PDF
Supply Chain — GSMI 5.0 report cover

Supply Chain

GSMI 5.0PDF
Sustainability — GSMI 5.0 report cover

Sustainability

GSMI 5.0PDF
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Convergence — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Convergence

GSMI 4.0PDF
Digital Identity — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Digital Identity

GSMI 4.0PDF
Supply Chain — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Supply Chain

GSMI 4.0PDF
Sustainability — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Sustainability

GSMI 4.0PDF
Country Spotlight: Brazil — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Country Spotlight: Brazil

GSMI 4.0PDF
Technical Standards Short Paper: DeFi — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Technical Standards Short Paper: DeFi

GSMI 4.0PDF
Technical Standards Short Paper: Standards — GSMI 4.0 report cover

Technical Standards Short Paper: Standards

GSMI 4.0PDF
Technical Standards — Validators & Governance — GSMI 3.0 report cover

Technical Standards — Validators & Governance

GSMI 3.0PDF
Country Spotlight: China — GSMI 3.0 report cover

Country Spotlight: China

GSMI 3.0PDF
Introduction to Crypto Derivatives — GSMI 2.0 report cover

Introduction to Crypto Derivatives

GSMI 2.0PDF
Technical Standards — GSMI 2.0 report cover

Technical Standards

GSMI 2.0PDF
Global Taxation — GSMI 2.0 report cover

Global Taxation

GSMI 2.0PDF
Digital Identity — GSMI 2.0 report cover

Digital Identity

GSMI 2.0PDF
Digital and Crypto Asset Regulation — GSMI 2.0 report cover

Digital and Crypto Asset Regulation

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Digital ID — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Digital ID

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Derivatives — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Derivatives

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Green Economy — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Green Economy

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Policy — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Policy

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Global Taxation — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Global Taxation

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Crypto and DA Regulation — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Crypto and DA Regulation

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) South Korea — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) South Korea

GSMI 2.0PDF
(Summary) Technical Standards — GSMI 2.0 report cover

(Summary) Technical Standards

GSMI 2.0PDF
South Korea — GSMI 1.0 report cover

South Korea

GSMI 1.0PDF
Crypto Derivatives: Legal and Regulatory Mapping — GSMI 1.0 report cover

Crypto Derivatives: Legal and Regulatory Mapping

GSMI 1.0PDF

Fact Card Series

The GSMI Fact Card Series builds on prior research and reports, visually portraying key subjects on blockchain and digital assets in the most meaningful ways. 14 fact cards available, including six new GSMI 6.0 executive-summary cards published December 2025.

By topic

Full Content for Every GSMI Edition

GSMI 7.02026
Current edition

The most comprehensive edition yet

240 jurisdictions, 450+ definitions, 120+ standards bodies, UAE & EU MiCA spotlights.

Coming soon
GSMI 6.02025

DeFi, payments, tokenization and supply chains

Seven themed standalone reports plus six executive-summary fact cards.

GSMI 5.02024

AI, DeFi, identity and supply chain

Five new thematic reports and a 391-term taxonomy.

GSMI 4.02023

Standards focus, education layer

Adds the courses & degree-programs layer with 800+ accredited offerings.

GSMI 3.02022

Taxonomy deepens, stakeholders mapped

Landscape of 1,500+ industry stakeholders introduced.

GSMI 2.02021

Global expansion and technical standards

Technical-standards taxonomy added; 40 standards bodies.

GSMI 1.02020

Foundation — the first industry-wide mapping

185 jurisdictions, 120 terms, 30 standards bodies.