AVAX just hit a wall at $20. A psychological wall, yes, but a potentially regulatory one. You watch the charts, the double top formation near $19.05 and the CoinDesk chart analysis leading to calls for more downside. Then you look at the 5.8% drop, a disappointingly decline even worse than...
Spokane, Washington, has already taken a remarkable step, becoming the first city in America to completely ban crypto kiosks. The reason? An increase in crypto fraud, with people in Washington losing an astonishing $141 million just in 2023. The problem is getting worse. The FBI already reports nearly $5.6 billion...
Spokane has spoken: no more crypto kiosks. City council was inspired after seeing the wave of crypto scams that defrauded Washington residents of a jaw-dropping $141 million last year. In response, they voted 3-0 to ban these digital ATMs. At first glance, this might seem like a huge victory for...
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...
Ninety million dollars vanished. Poof. Gone. An alleged pro-Israel hacking group named Predatory Sparrow executed a series of crypto on-chain transactions. They particularly went after Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex. The justification? Nobitex’s rumored connections to the IRGC, a Treasury-designated terrorist organization.Is it ever justified to steal in the name...
Spokane, Washington, recently made a big move to ban all crypto kiosks. With this decision, it joins Stillwater, Minnesota as the second city in the United States to take such a drastic, misguided step. With a unanimous vote on June 18, this is exactly what the Spokane City Council decided...
Proof-of-Work (PoW) seems clunky and archaic next to the new, energy-efficient Proof-of-Stake (PoS). The reports of its death are greatly exaggerated. Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin – sorry, these guys aren’t going away anytime soon. Where there’s PoW, there are mining pools. These joint endeavors, in which miners pool their computational resources...
When OFAC sanctions crypto entities, the knee-jerk reaction is panic. So let’s not kid ourselves on that score. Daily headlines scream about the governments freezing of assets and regulatory overreach. What if I told you this crackdown, while seemingly negative, could be the very thing that sparks a DeFi revolution...
The idea of company-made cryptocurrencies is catching fire, sparking equal doses of enthusiasm and worry in the financial and tech communities. Facebook’s first foray into the world of digital currency has ignited an intense discussion. Now even major corporations like Amazon and Walmart are looking at their own private cryptocurrencies....
Now everyone is talking about XRP’s “victory” over the SEC. Seen from my vantage point in Southeast Asia, I believe this to be a dangerous mirage! We are supposed to be wowed by the optimism of the Ripple settlement, but XRP is still losing money. At the same time, the...
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...
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...
Monero (XMR), the most prominent privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is trading at roughly $327 USD. Its popularity has soared, driven by a rising appetite for transactions beyond governments’ watchful eyes and increasingly repressive regulatory landscapes. The worldwide development of cryptocurrency use and adoption has only accelerated in 2025, strengthening Monero’s lead on...
The stablecoin market is ever-changing, but it presents an exciting new bridge between the world of traditional finance and the digital asset space. USD pegged stablecoins Tether (USDT) is still the big winner, with a market cap of $159.1 billion. Hot on its heels is USDC (USDC) with a hefty...
The cryptocurrency market is a bigger, hotter and noisier world right now. As per CoinMarketCap data, its aggregate market value has skyrocketed to around $3.67 trillion. Much of this increase is driven by optimism on policy shifts and significant spot ETF inflows. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, has jumped close to...