The landscape of internet gambling is constantly evolving. New technologies and innovative creative approaches are constantly changing the game to accommodate players’ various skill levels and needs. Over the last year or two, no-KYC casinos have been the biggest trend. As a result, they offer an exciting, fresh alternative to...
Forget Wall Street. Forget Silicon Valley. The true disruption in finance is actually brewing far away—in Africa—and it’s powered by crypto. We're not just talking about speculative trading; we're talking about economic empowerment, financial inclusion, and a chance to rewrite the rules of the game. I know, I know, sounds...
The cryptocurrency investment landscape is rapidly changing—with fresh opportunities and groundbreaking products hitting the market on a daily basis. Canadian investors looking to invest in Solana (SOL) have a new way to do so. Purpose Investments recently released the Solana ETF (SOLL), creating a simple and regulated pathway to stake...
Purpose Investments' new Solana ETF (SOLL) is making waves, promising direct exposure to Solana, staking rewards, and an "institutional-grade structure." While the Canadian market might be celebrating regulated access to Solana with staking, a crucial question looms, especially for Africa: Is this really a fintech leap forward, or just another...
Purpose Investments has done something neat by launching the Purpose Solana ETF, which gives investors direct access to Solana’s high-throughput network. This unique ETF is specially engineered to bring staking rewards directly into the fund, boosting returns for investors. The launch deepens Purpose Investments’ suite of crypto ETFs, further solidifying...
Is the former President Trump creating a crypto empire, or merely a crypto house of cards? His complete, pedal-to-the-metal adoption of Bitcoin – a move so extreme it might make El Salvador’s Bukele blush – is reverberating well beyond American shores. To some, the notion of a “bitcoin mining powerhouse”...
President Donald Trump’s administration is quickly taking big steps to enforce new regulations and implement new tax policies on cryptocurrencies. Such efforts would make the United States a powerful model for the use of digital assets. Some of these changes are as simple as updating tax policies, starting a national...
Canary Capital has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot Tron ETF with staking capabilities. As stated in the filing on Friday, the goal is to provide investors access to profit from the appreciation of Tron’s price. Today, Tron is the ninth-largest cryptocurrency with a...
CZ wants to unify BNB staking. Great. But before we uncork the champagne, let's consider the very real potential for this plan to blow up in everyone's faces. We’re still discussing a new system that will reach millions of users and billions in managed assets. Doing this with too much...
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the head of Binance, has proposed unifying BNB staking tokens to simplify the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem and encourage broader adoption. CZ's suggestion to unify staking derivatives could streamline BNB's functionality across DeFi platforms. This move reflects Binance's commitment to maintaining its leadership in Web3 usability 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...