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...
Okay, let's talk. Kai West, better known by his handle “IntelBroker,” is looking at some very heavy time. The details are grim: stolen data, millions in damages, and a whole lot of digital mayhem. Yet, doggedly hidden in this news is equally important lesson on how to achieve true privacy...
Now, the City of Spokane has prohibited any crypto kiosks from operating inside its city limits. This move follows a nationwide increase in scams related to these machines. Washington residents lost more than $141 million in 2023 to cryptocurrency scams. This most extreme number led to the decision. The new...
We’ve all read the news articles, the features showcasing their travels around the world, their crypto lifestyle. Yet their complex security arrangement, their bunkers on multiple continents and coded seed phrases, is more than a colorful anecdote. Ultimately, it is a flashing red light — the canary in the coal...
The cryptocurrency space, although holding great transformative value, comes with inherent risks. The crypto community just got hit with one of its biggest surprises. Here’s how one elderly crypto whale became the victim of the largest Bitcoin hack ever, losing an unimaginable $330 million. Through this incident, we see the...
This past week, the entire crypto market experienced a black swan event with FTX’s collapse. A major Bitcoin hack resulted in a massive increase in the price of Monero (XMR). However, this incident has brought back a widespread call to ban privacy coins. The report underscores the increasing regulatory pressures...
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...
$90,000 Bitcoin. The headline screams opportunity. But before you dive headfirst into the crypto pool, let's talk about something far more critical than price predictions: your digital wallet. As the wild west of cryptocurrency continues, your wallet is your most important tool. It’s more than just a digital locker for...
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...