Bitcoin price action is like a rollercoaster on crack. The resulting volatility has investors wondering whether to prepare for a steep retreat or get ready for yet another advance. Recent micro-market dynamics continue to present positive and negative indicators. In anticipation of the fateful decision, experts are starting to weigh...
With all of Bitcoin’s recent successes, like stability well above the $90,000 level, one would expect widespread euphoria to take hold among investors. The reality is more nuanced. While the sticker price may scream a market taken over by greed, upon further inspection the mood is much more subdued. This...
On April 23, Bitcoin passed $90,000, hitting an important new all-time high. This increase lifted crypto market sentiment to levels not seen in more than two months. This explosion drove the Crypto Fear & Greed Index all the way to 72, indicating “Greed” in the market. Yet this enthusiasm was...
Greed going away?” Seriously? That’s the click bait headline you’re using to get people to read your article? Western analysts are being alarmist over a small drop in the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which only yesterday reached a two-month high. At the same time, they’re ignoring totally the incredible...
Get ready, because Bitcoin’s wobbling, and Asia’s tipping the balance. Are we about to witness a FOMO-ETF-mania-induced moonshot to $97,000? Or will we instead witness a heart-stopping drop to $87k, with bagholders sobbing into their ramen?Asia's Heartbeat: Fear and GreedPut all your glorious technical analysis aside for a hot minute....
Bitcoin now stands at a crossroads. It’s getting a ton of ETF inflows, yet is able to remain consistently above $93,000 mostly from SEO selling pressure, that is no easy feat. On Friday, Bitcoin was around $93,181. That’s a $3,900 decline from its weekly peak of $94,900, though after recently...
We're sitting pretty – or are we? And now Bitcoin’s dancing around $90,000, a level many considered unthinkable just a few months back. So before you celebrate and clear space in the garage for your future Lambo, not so fast. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, that surprisingly accurate barometer...
The air crackles with anticipation, doesn't it? We're all staring at Bitcoin, perched precariously around $93,000, wondering if it's about to launch for $97K or plummet to $87K. Forget the technical charts for a minute. The actual drama is being staged behind closed doors in Washington and on Wall Street....
The crypto market – praised by many as the world’s soon-to-be dominant financial system – is at the edge of collapse. We're not talking about the usual volatility. This is a structural issue, a widening gaping legal loophole poised to rip apart the whole ecosystem. And honestly, I’m just shocked...
Cryptocurrency is fundamentally built on energy greedy processes, making the climate crisis even more dire around the world. Indeed, last year an expert called its power source the industry’s “legal dark side.” Professor Steven Ferrey argues that this unchecked energy consumption is propelling the United States down a "highway to...
The crypto community can’t stop talking about XenDex ($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,...
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...
Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations have become a hot button topic in the ever-growing landscape of cryptocurrency. Digital currencies are rapidly growing in acceptance. As that has developed, we have to stop bad actors from doing illegal things, which has led to enhanced monitoring and more stringent compliance requirements. Financial...
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...