During this short week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider three critically important pieces of legislation. These rulings would have a tremendous impact on the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology here in the United States. Lawmakers will soon have the opportunity to vote on each the CLARITY Act,...
Pay attention, because I’m about to lay out the facts. I’ve watched too many of my friends and colleagues in Southeast Asia, from Jakarta to Manila, lose their shirts pursuing crypto fantasy. They fall for the shill, the hype, the glamorization, the promise of quick millions and find themselves rekt....
Instead, we hear that crypto is the future. It is meant to be this liberating force, not controlled by a central bank or government. Decentralization is the mantra. Let's be brutally honest: how much of that is true? If so, you might think that you’re in the driver’s seat, but...
Singapore not long ago was lauded as a bustling place for crypto innovation. Now, a heavy-handed regulatory assault is forcing many crypto companies to start looking at relocating out of the country. Singapore is looking to regain control over the crypto market. In answer, Hong Kong is taking calculated steps...
Singapore's playing hardball with crypto. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is cleaning house, telling unlicensed crypto companies: get a license or get out. And they didn’t mean it either—the swiftness of the June 30th cut-off for overseas services is a clarion signal. But is this regulatory rigor truly smart...
Cryptocurrency, once the role model of a decentralized, democratized financial future, is being undone by a quiet coup. As a region with one of the fastest-growing technology sectors, Southeast Asia could lose out on the impact the most. We were all promised liberation, an escape hatch out of the legacy...
$325 million vanished. Gone. Poof. And that’s the cold hard truth for almost 100,000 crypto traders during the recent market bloodbath. While the dust settles and the meme coins start chirping again (looking at you, Solana), a critical question looms: Was this just another day in the Wild West of...
The crypto world is a confusing space, everyone screaming over each other, trying to sell you on the next big thing. In the backdrop, Hyperliquid has been stealing the show with some pretty big promises. Zero gas fees? 200,000 transactions per second? 40x leverage? We know, it sounds too good...
Sen. Cynthia Lummis recently introduced the Lummis Crypto Tax Bill. This legislation would start to establish a clear and uniform legal framework for taxing these emergent digital assets. The bill sets a $300 de minimis tax exemption as the threshold for most digital asset transactions. This amendment will help crypto...
The first Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched on Wednesday and started trading on Wednesday morning. It debuted on the Cboe BZX, one of America’s stock exchanges based in Chicago. This launch represents a significant step forward in terms of the potentially increased acceptance of cryptocurrency focused investment vehicles after initial...
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...
The Senate Banking Committee met recently to discuss the rapidly growing, but highly confusing, world of crypto regulation. This upcoming meeting could not be more important at this moment in history. American consumers are losing billions to crypto scams as well, and the U.S. is lagging other countries in establishing...
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...