Many analysis reflexively declare digital assets dead when they see collapsing coin prices, but that is a weak signal of a project's true status, according to Michael Casey of MIT's Digital Currency Initiative. Casey offers a high-level outline of the under-the-hood growth within "crypto" focused on scaling, security, and adoption. Indeed, he reminds readers that even ICO-funded projects, despite rampant fraud and a general negative sentiment associated with the fund-raising tool, are building too and preparing for the next market cycle to follow this bear trend.