Charles Schwab, a behemoth in traditional finance, is fronting plans to bring a spot cryptocurrency trading platform to market. This potentially aggressive play would have significant positive repercussions for the market overall and retail investors in particular in the coming 12 months. Such a development is set to further engender...
Tron just hit a huge milestone in crossing $1 billion in revenue. Against all odds, it has now cemented its place as the second most profitable network in the entire cryptocurrency sector. This surge in revenue is attributed to increased transaction volumes, particularly in Tether (USDT) transfers, and a robust...
Utah’s House Bill 230 (HB230) has generated a firestorm of discussion among Utahns, legislators and industry insiders. As initially drafted, the bill would allow state reserve funds to invest up to 5% of their funds in digital assets. These assets in particular cover stablecoins and major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin....
Schwab's eyeing Bitcoin. April 2026. That's the target Rick Wurster, Schwab's CEO, has put on the calendar for potentially offering spot Bitcoin trading to its clients. Or a 400% increase in visits to their crypto microsite? That’s the new climate-proof siren song of investor interest, it seems. Is this a...
Charles Schwab's Chief Executive Officer is considering offering spot Bitcoin (BTC) trading services to the company's clients, with a potential launch window in April 2026. The decision follows the CEO’s belief that a friendlier regulatory environment for digital assets is on its way. The CEO's interview with Yahoo Finance last...
Utah’s HB230, the Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments, isn’t innovation, it’s an innovation killer. This is no way forward. It’s a siren song that promises future economic prosperity while surreptitiously picking your pocket and polluting your air. Let's call it what it is: a reckless gamble with your resources for...
The cryptocurrency market is known for its volatility and potential for high rewards, making it an attractive arena for investors. As 2024 draws to a close, certain crypto tokens are showing signs of significant growth potential in the coming months. BlockchainShock aims to provide a balanced analysis of these cryptocurrencies,...
The world of cryptocurrency can be dizzying, with hundreds of millions of projects launching every day, and every second project asking for your investment. One of the newest willful challengers is BTC Bull ($BTCBULL). This new addition meme coin is currently based on the Ethereum blockchain but it’s intentionally looking...
So, you've seen the headlines: "8 Cryptos Set to Explode!", "Best Crypto to Buy Now!". And perhaps, just perhaps, you’re experiencing that old, hoary sense of FOMO. Listen, I get it. The promise of life-changing gains is intoxicating. So, before you decide to jump all the way in on what’s...
Casperer's got a good eye for trends. I respect that. 127,000+ subscribers don't lie. But sometimes, enthusiasm can cloud judgment. Especially when we're talking about crypto presales promising the moon, particularly when it's pegged to the King, Bitcoin. He describes it as the world’s smartest meme coin with potential, and...
The crypto community can’t stop talking about XenDex ($XDX), a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project developed on the XRP Ledger. And indeed, its presale has absolutely sparked a huge demand, with 20% of the total tokens already sold within only the first day! This rapid uptake has led many to...
Wall Street finally getting it. I've been saying it for years, and now the big boys are starting to see what we early adopters knew all along: crypto isn't going anywhere. In reality, it’s becoming an important disruptive force that’s changing the whole financial services ecosystem as we know it,...
Recent events in the world of crypto indicate that a revolution may have begun, one that will fundamentally change how institutions engage with these new financial assets. Ethereum is at an inflection point in its technical evolution. Shipman expressed this sentiment simultaneously with a major uptick in institutional confidence in...
Forget Wall Street. Forget Silicon Valley. If you’re curious about where the real crypto action is happening, look no further than Southeast Asia. It’s cooler, crazier, kookier, and quirkier than you think! You think Bitcoin hitting $95,000 is exciting? That's old news. We're talking TRUMP tokens and SUI, baby. And...
The debate over Know Your Customer (KYC) in the crypto space is a tangled one. It juxtaposes the need for safety and regulatory adherence against the fundamentals of privacy and decentralization that underlie Web3. For many crypto enthusiasts, these principles are nearly sacred. With BlockchainShock, our goal is to help...
KYC in crypto? It’s not all it’s cracked up to be and certainly not the silver bullet everybody thinks it is. In Southeast Asia there’s an innovation killer that is both lurking and grossly underestimated. Perhaps worse, it gradually throttles the promise of a nation poised to lead the next...
KYC of course is widely touted in crypto as the cure to fraud and money laundering. The harsh reality is it’s usually not adequate, and at times it actually exacerbates the problem. We're essentially applying a band-aid to a gaping wound and pretending we've solved the problem. Imagine it like...
With the cryptocurrency market being one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing sectors, investors have a wealth of exciting opportunities, but face noteworthy risks. Bitcoin still reigns supreme over the rest of the cryptocurrency market. In the background, a host of other cryptocurrencies—often referred to as “altcoins”—are attempting to garner...