Never mind the pandemonium from Wall Street, the unpredictable ETFs, and the ever-present hand-wringing about the Fed’s next step. The true, though under-covered, crypto story is not happening in the West. It’s percolating in Southeast Asia, and Jakarta, Indonesia, is set to be the ground zero.The weakening dollar per CryptoQuant’s...
Wall Street. Indeed, one IT name conjures up visions of pinstripe suits and billion-dollar mergers. It conjures an image of an impenetrable old boys’ club that dictates where the capital goes. What if I told you they’re doing it all wrong. They are code-jerks and don’t think outside the box....
Wall Street sure does believe that they’ve cracked the code to it all, don’t they? They shouldn’t be surprised when they sit in their ivory towers, dictating which way the flow of capital goes, while real, working people can’t get ahead. Then BAM! Dogecoin, the crypto of the masses, surges...
Between Wall Street’s salivating over Bitcoin ETFs and the overall increasing institutional investment, the hype is real. Analysts are now forecasting the price of bitcoin to eventually rocket past $110K. This momentum is further fueled by upgrades and ETF inflows that have already eclipsed $40 billion this year. They’re taking...
Put aside everything you believe you understand about Bitcoin. It's not just digital gold anymore. It's a yield-generating asset, and Southeast Asia is about to show the world how it's done. Wall Street, are you even paying attention? Because you should be.Southeast Asia’s Secret Bitcoin SauceAnd I’m not referring to...
Wall Street finally getting it. I've been saying it for years, and now the big boys are starting to see what we early adopters knew all along: crypto isn't going anywhere. In reality, it’s becoming an important disruptive force that’s changing the whole financial services ecosystem as we know it,...
Are we on the verge of Southeast Asia being the next crypto frontier? You bet it is. We're witnessing something truly remarkable: the collision of Wall Street's financial acumen with the raw, untamed potential of the crypto world, all converging on the vibrant landscape of Southeast Asia. Forget incremental growth;...
This year, crypto firms have gone deeper into Wall Street territory, creating more traditional, regulated investment products coupled with strategic management of their token allocations. Mantra's CEO, John Patrick Mullin, initiated the unstaking of 150 million OM tokens for burning, aiming to reduce supply and bolster token value. Securitize recently...
The buzz around Wall Street dipping its toes – or maybe plunging its entire foot – into crypto with funds like Mantle's MI4 is deafening. Both Securitize and Mantle’s MI4 fund are available to give exposure to a diversified basket of cryptocurrencies and liquid staking tokens. In many ways it...
Bitcoin flirting with $100,000 again? And everybody is all a-flutter about it, pumped up by rumors of tariff rollbacks and a docile, tamed Fed. Before everyone gets too excited and hops on the bandwagon, let’s dial it back a little. Wall Street, like any good storyteller, is in love with...
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...
Yes, short liquidations played a role. A big one. But to ascribe the whole $113,000 increase to that? That’s equivalent to claiming the only reason the Titanic sank was due to one iceberg. Oversimplification at its finest!Is $113K Just a Mirage?Look, we all saw the headlines. Bitcoin smashed through $110,000,...
The allure of crypto salaries is undeniable. It’s the new digital gold rush, baby! Appeal to the best tech talent and solidify your place in the inevitable future of finance. However, lurking just below the surface is a major regulatory loophole. This ticking time bomb in your HR department may...