Analysis

You bought into Chainlink, didn’t you? Wishing and praying for that rocket ship to the moon, just like the good old days of XRP. I get it. We all chase the dragon sometimes. The bittersweet reality is that the crypto space is rife with bad projects. Most of them promised...

Jerome Powell’s like a kid with a hammer— everything that walks looks like a nail. Interest rates up, crypto down. That's the narrative, right? We watch Bitcoin shake at every sign that the Fed plans on pushing off further rate cuts. Focusing only on Powell’s hammer would miss a much...

The US-China trade war isn’t just headlines and tariffs, it’s a tectonic shift that’s realigning the entire global financial landscape. And while many wring their hands over its impact on established markets, I see a massive, overlooked opportunity for Africa. Here's why this conflict could be the catalyst for unprecedented...

Is Hong Kong indeed charting a course to become Asia’s crypto hub, or is it crafting its own regulatory prison? The launch of ETH staking ETFs feels like a giant leap, but I can't shake the feeling that we need to look closer at what's really happening.Staking ETFs: Innovation or...

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approving Ether ETF Staking isn’t your typical crypto news story. It's a potential seismic shift, especially if you're looking at it through the lens of the Global South. Specifically, Africa.Leapfrogging Legacy Financial Systems?Are we really going to sit here and act like Africa...

Let’s not kid ourselves, the crypto space is intimidating, confusing and yes, even scary sometimes. It seems like every other day there’s a new coin, a new hack, or a new regulatory scare. You understand the promise and you’ve read those articles on early adopters cashing in on windfalls. The...

Alabama's recent crypto cold feet – the postponed votes on HB482 and HB484 – isn't just about investment strategy or government transparency. It’s a possible stumbling block on the way to greater economic opportunity, particularly for those whose voices are too frequently marginalized. Are we really thinking about who misses...

Alabama, we have a problem. A big, transparency-shaped problem. This vision is one that the world, and particularly Southeast Asia, is quickly introducing blockchain’s transformative capabilities to make governments more effective and accountable. Our state seems stuck in some sort of bureaucratic groundhog day, content with all of its not-quite-fully-transparent...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are working towards regulatory certainty for crypto-themed investment funds. Their benevolent intervention may, accidentally, provide a death knell to the blossoming fintech ecosystem on the continent. It’s time to discuss if a one-size-fits-all regulatory approach really does serve the best interests of the global financial...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are formalizing their approach to crypto investment funds, moving away from case-by-case exemptions to concrete rules. It's simple. Global regulatory shifts, even those originating in North America, ripple outwards, impacting the strategies and ultimately the fate of Southeast Asia's burgeoning tech sector. Action by the...