Since then, Paul Atkins has taken the reins at the SEC, which represents a dramatically different leadership as well. If successful, this change would be a tectonic shift for Bitcoin’s future. Forget the typical bureaucratic relabeling – this is an actual paradigm shift in thinking. He is a pro-crypto advocate....
Recall that viral TikTok of that grandma in Jakarta converting her retirement savings into Bitcoin. Seemed inspiring, right? A digital revolution, which is finally bringing government back to the people! Celebrities are shilling their favorite coins. XX Headlines back home in the Philippines scream of overnight millionaires. Southeast Asia in...
In response to the rapidly-changing digital landscape, the cryptocurrency privacy debate has continued to evolve. Monero, a privacy-first cryptocurrency, has been leading this charge for more than 10 years. This article takes a look at Monero’s road so far. It highlights its technological innovations surrounding privacy, looks at the growing...
Monero just celebrated its 11th birthday. Eleven years of winning the right to financial privacy in a world that’s become obsessed with surveillance. To be frank, those party favors weren’t exactly sweet this time around. Why? Though its features have spawned imitators, Monero remains deeply committed to the power of...
Monero was released as a fork of Bytecoin in 2014. It has since returned a strong contender in the cryptosphere — currently the 33rd largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Monero has a market cap of roughly $4 billion. Additionally, it differs from most cryptocurrencies in that it focuses on providing...
As the world just celebrated Monero’s 11th birthday, let’s move beyond market caps and technical specifications. Now, let’s look into Africa, a continent often forgotten in the crypto narrative. To do so, astonishingly, a banned cryptocurrency might have the biggest effect on its future among them all. You see headlines...
Justin Sun, never one to shy away from a bombastic move, is doing it again. In other TRX ETF news, Canary Capital has officially filed for a spot TRX ETF. This announcement has sent shockwaves through the crypto economy. Is this incredibly creative but risky new move the breakthrough that...
Jerome Powell’s like a kid with a hammer— everything that walks looks like a nail. Interest rates up, crypto down. That's the narrative, right? We watch Bitcoin shake at every sign that the Fed plans on pushing off further rate cuts. Focusing only on Powell’s hammer would miss a much...
Alabama, we have a problem. A big, transparency-shaped problem. This vision is one that the world, and particularly Southeast Asia, is quickly introducing blockchain’s transformative capabilities to make governments more effective and accountable. Our state seems stuck in some sort of bureaucratic groundhog day, content with all of its not-quite-fully-transparent...
Are we really on the cusp of handing finance’s future to Southeast Asia. As Congress continues to dither, the next generation of Zuckerbergs and Musks is already creating that decentralized world over there. And they're doing it with a level of energy and innovation that frankly, makes Washington look like...
Bitcoin’s blasting off like a SpaceX rocket, Ethereum sputtering on the launchpad. And when we look out, we see the headlines, the charts, the breathless pronouncements of a new bull run. But wait before you envision Lambos lining the streets in front of mud huts, let’s discuss what all this...
Western analysts are salivating over Bitcoin possibly reaching $92,000. Okay, fine. Let’s be honest, that’s a whole lot of yesterday’s news in Southeast Asia. We understand that Wall Street is attuned to charting lines and price targets, and the like. In contrast, Gen Z in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam...
$90,000 Bitcoin? So what? That’s probably your first thought. Another number, another headline. Allow me to say, this is not another price point. For Africa, a jump to $90K-$92K would be a tectonic shift kind of deal. Perhaps this new record will ignite the new financial revolution that has been...
Bitcoin (BTC) price has recently made powerful bullish momentum. This has left many individual investors scrambling to figure out whether it’s going to shoot up to $90,000 in the near future. This article unpacks the technical analysis behind TCX’s potential rally. That includes an overview of major support and resistance...
The hype was real. When Trump first indicated a pro-crypto position (most notably with the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plan that sent Bitcoin’s value skyrocketing). The reality? That’s a huge disappointment, particularly to Africa’s rapidly growing fintech market. In the process, the often-forgotten continent is again, er, forgotten. We were sold...
Southeast Asia was buzzing. You could feel it. The busy streets of Jakarta are clamorous with activity. In stark contrast, Singapore’s tech scene is abuzz with the latest wave of hopeful optimism. Bitcoin. This initiative is not only about profit. We seek financial inclusion to unshackle from the longstanding gatekeepers...
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...
Upexi’s recent $100 million investment into Solana is causing a stir both in the crypto and traditional finance communities. This smart move isn’t just about the headlines. In the big picture, it would be another signal—like Fidelity’s announcement—that cryptocurrency is going more mainstream and gradually being incorporated into corporate finance....