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EU Eyes 2027 Ban on Privacy Tokens Amid AML Push

EU Eyes 2027 Ban on Privacy Tokens Amid AML Push

European Union authorities are moving toward stricter regulations on crypto assets, with a proposed ban on privacy tokens slated for 2027. The EUCI handbook describes a ban on anonymous crypto-asset accounts. More specifically, it places the spotlight on self-custody addresses controlled by credit and financial institutions, as well as crypto-asset...

EU Crypto Ban 2027: What It Means for Your Privacy Coins

EU Crypto Ban 2027: What It Means for Your Privacy Coins

The European Union is prepared to implement similar drastic changes to its cryptocurrency regulations. These changes would greatly disservice users of privacy coins and crypto transaction minimizers who value their anonymity. Beginning July 1, 2027, more stringent standards would be implemented. These rules are intended to increase transparency and help...

EU Sets 2027 Deadline for Privacy Coin Ban

EU Sets 2027 Deadline for Privacy Coin Ban

The European Union is on the verge of implementing a landmark regulatory structure that would drastically reshape the state of play for crypto assets. To further combat tech-enabled illicit financing, starting July 1, 2027, the EU will prohibit privacy coins and anonymous crypto wallets. Indeed, this is one of the...

EU Crypto Ban 2027: Unintended Consequences You Can't Ignore

EU Crypto Ban 2027: Unintended Consequences You Can't Ignore

The EU is not slowing down on their plans to fully ban all anonymous crypto accounts and privacy coins by 2027. This is perhaps the biggest change to the anti-money laundering regulation (AMLR). The intent is to stop the flow of illicit finance and is indeed laudable. However, as they...

EU's Anti-Money Laundering Regulation to Ban Anonymous Crypto Accounts by 2027

EU's Anti-Money Laundering Regulation to Ban Anonymous Crypto Accounts by 2027

The European Union is about to launch the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR). This multilayered international framework intends to make it difficult for bad actors to launder money and finance terrorism. With this agreement, these institutions will be prohibited from holding anonymous accounts by this regulation crypto asset service providers (CASPs)....

Bitcoin's 'Start Rally Zone': Data-Driven Hope or Hype?

Bitcoin's 'Start Rally Zone': Data-Driven Hope or Hype?

CryptoQuant's BCI flashing "start rally zone"? You know, analysts such as Axel Adler Jr. and Crypto Dan over here drawing bullish pictures with STH S/THT activity and bull flag patterns. Hold on a minute. A $171,100 Bitcoin is hard to resist, especially with all of the supposed experts saying it’s...

Bitcoin's $170K Moonshot: Is This Analyst's Rally Call Legit?

Bitcoin's $170K Moonshot: Is This Analyst's Rally Call Legit?

$170,000 Bitcoin? Seriously? Wild west of crypto or not, that number should make anyone’s jaw hit the floor. Axel Adler Jr., a solidity developer at CryptoQuant, just tossed a gauntlet and the entire crypto world is abuzz. But hold on just a minute. So, is this just hopium or is...

Beyond the Hype: Why 50% of Crypto Died and What's Next

Beyond the Hype: Why 50% of Crypto Died and What's Next

The graveyard of cryptocurrencies is overflowing. We're not talking about a few forgotten projects. We're talking about half of the coins launched since 2021 biting the dust. 50%. Let that sink in. It’s a bloodbath and to be honest, it was 100% completely foreseeable. The better question is not IF...

Crypto Apocalypse? 5 Hard Truths From 2025's Ghost Token Graveyard

Crypto Apocalypse? 5 Hard Truths From 2025's Ghost Token Graveyard

Alright, let's talk crypto. Not the pie-in-the-sky, lambo-on-the-moon crypto. The real crypto. The former, the one that makes us all cry digital tears and empty our wallets, is particularly felt here in Southeast Asia. Yet, that’s the reality of the one where more than half of projects released since 2021...

Crypto Graveyard: Why 50% of Coins Die & How to Survive

Crypto Graveyard: Why 50% of Coins Die & How to Survive

The crypto world, a realm once brimming with the promise of decentralized finance and revolutionary technology, is currently navigating a period of unprecedented turmoil. Today, more than half of all cryptocurrencies ever created are dead. This serves to underscore the serious hazards lurking in this dangerous marketplace. Blockchainshock.com continues to...

Crypto Graveyard: Half of All Tokens Launched Since 2021 Now Defunct

Crypto Graveyard: Half of All Tokens Launched Since 2021 Now Defunct

Over half of all cryptocurrencies released since 2021 have tanked, further emphasizing the dangers associated with the highly unstable crypto market. Of tokens that are no longer trading at all, a large majority have failed, with the bulk of failures occurring in 2024 and 2025. American investors are losing billions...

BTCFi's $2T Promise: Hype or Reality? A Data-Driven Analysis

BTCFi's $2T Promise: Hype or Reality? A Data-Driven Analysis

BTCFi, or Bitcoin Decentralized Finance, bears the burden of its potential. It hearkens back to Ryan Chow’s ambitious plan to beat Ethereum DeFi. A $2 trillion valuation? It's a seductive number, especially when you consider Bitcoin's colossal, yet largely dormant, market cap. We’re not joking when we say that digital...

BTCFi is Southeast Asia's $2T Rocket To Financial Freedom

BTCFi is Southeast Asia's $2T Rocket To Financial Freedom

Okay, let's talk real talk. We've all seen the headlines about Bitcoin. We've heard the buzzwords: DeFi, Web3, blockchain. What does it really mean for you, particularly if you’re charting those unbanked waters of Southeast Asia’s financial ecosystem. Today I’m here to tell you it’s a lot bigger than that—bigger...