Bitcoin took a significant nose dive, dropping 3.8% to around $104,000 immediately after former President Trump’s aggressive tweets countering Iran’s alleged threats against the U.S. Trump’s statements featured attacks on neo-cons, a threat to Iran’s Supreme Leader, and a demand for the unilateral surrender of Iran’s military. This resulted in...
Siti held her phone tightly, the screen’s light illuminating her worried face. Just last month, Bitcoin seemed like her escape hatch. Inflation was biting into her family’s savings back in Jakarta. It felt like the Rupiah was going down a peg each and every day. Bitcoin, she believed, was the...
With Bitcoin’s flirtation with all-time highs, some analysts have been whispering sweet nothings about BTC reaching $170,000. For Wall Street and Silicon Valley, that would be a wonderful happy ending. For Southeast Asia? It’s a folding economic triple wave waiting to explode. Before you start calling this FUD, here’s why...
Bitcoin has had an incredible run over the past few months, recently passing $100,000 and heading towards that ever-elusive all-time high. You're seeing headlines everywhere – "Bitcoin to the Moon!" "New Era for Crypto!" – and sprinkled within those headlines, you'll often find a mention of easing US-China tensions as...
Australia, land of sunshine and… crypto confusion? As someone who has experienced this phenomenon across Southeast Asia, I’ve witnessed the rapid adoption of digital assets. With that remarkable growth comes the need for responsible regulation and I’m getting very worried. Neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia are already in...
The crypto space, as we all know, is a highly speculative environment driven by sentiment. Recent events involving Donald Trump’s plan to adopt a Bitcoin reserve give us a vivid example of this phenomenon. That first announcement sent a shockwave of excitement and speculation across the country. The grizzly details...
The US dollar is tanking. Big time. After more than a year of strength, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has tanked to levels we haven’t seen since early 2022. This isn’t just some minor market correction; it screams of deeper instability, especially when you factor in the whispers – or...
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...
Southeast Asia is overflowing with youthful energy and a desire to drive technological progress. It is quickly turning into a crypto battleground. We know from the headlines – adoption rates are skyrocketing, and the promise of decentralized finance is incredibly tempting. Underneath this calm exterior lies a tempest raging as...
The future of the global economy is today deeply enmeshed within a difficult web of growing trade uncertainties, with retaliatory tariffs fueling an inferno of blighted exports. Crypto investors need to understand these dynamics. Trade wars often lead to market volatility, which presents new risks as well as new opportunities....
The United States Senate recently convened a hearing on the growing universe of cryptocurrency. In doing so, they highlighted the desperate need for regulation in this emerging frontier. Here are some of the most important highlights that emerged through the conversations. They each noted the challenges, opportunities, and possible future...
The market of cryptocurrency day trading is a whirlwind, chaotic and always on the move. Quick reflexes, and even quicker algorithms. Thanks to new, advanced AI tools such as ChatGPT and Grok, traders are experiencing the most powerful insight and automation they’ve ever seen. Kwame Nkosi, a blockchain commentator, balances...
Let’s face it, the crypto community can’t resist an exciting hype train. Right now, the AI-powered trading locomotive is barreling down the tracks, with Grok and ChatGPT as its star conductors. Well before you decide to mortgage your home and give Uber all your assets, let’s slow down a moment...
You know, sometimes I feel like I'm watching a rerun of an old movie, only this time, it's playing out in the halls of Congress. The Senate Banking Committee’s recent hearing on the need for comprehensive crypto regulation. It was a bit like a Broadway show. Rather than earnestly seeking...
The recent Senate Banking Committee hearing on regulating the crypto space? If I’m being truthful, it was more like seeing a train wreck go down in slow motion. While senators debated the nuances of defining a digital asset – is it a security, a commodity, or something else entirely? –...
Forget about Wall Street, the exciting disruptor in crypto day trading is cooking up in the crowded streets of Southeast Asia. I'm not talking about hedge fund managers with Bloomberg terminals; I'm talking about the everyday person – the small business owner in Jakarta, the student in Kuala Lumpur, the...
You think you know stablecoins. Tether, USDC – the usual suspects. Big market caps, widespread adoption. Comforting, right? Wrong. As all eyes are on these titans, a more quiet revolution is in the making. Looking forward to seeing you there! This lack of attention is robbing you of big future...
The original and inarguable promise of crypto was decentralization and freedom. We lost sight of that dream and exchanged it for something else. A façade that appears solid even if it’s a digital optical illusion shimmering on top of a fintech swamp crater. I'm talking about stablecoins.Are Your "Safe" Coins...