The Waylon Wilcox case is an important reminder that there’s more at stake than NFTs or crypto hype. He pleaded guilty to evading $3.3 million in income taxes on $13 million worth of CryptoPunk sales. It is a painful illustration of the tenuous social contract we all operate under, whether...
Let's be honest, when you hear about a "Royal Token Banquet" in Abu Dhabi, hosted by a Sheikh, your first thought probably isn't Africa. Perhaps you imagine opulence, fountains of caviar, Lamborghini dealerships at every turn, and people shaking hands in darkened back rooms with the global elite. You likely...
The crypto world is a wild west. So fortunes are made and lost all the time on hype, speculation, and the latest shiny object. Behind the façade of doge and degen plays, there is a glimmering desire for what’s real and what matters. Is Initia, with its innovative INIT token,...
It's 2025. Crypto is everywhere. Grandmas are yield farming, your barista accepts Bitcoin Lightning, and your government is probably trying to figure out how to tax it all. With all of this adoption, it seems like the discussion around security has changed but it hasn’t. Gemini Exchange Though Gemini Exchange...
This is why the buzz surrounding Ondo Finance’s upcoming $ONDO token listing on Binance isn’t just market hype. It's a signal. A signal that the future of finance, a future where access isn't dictated by your zip code or your family's connections, is closer than you think. Put aside the...
Alright, now let’s talk about the big bad digital boar. Somebody recently just took a bath on a CryptoPunk, selling their punk at a nearly $10 million loss. Headlines are howling with news of the death of NFTs and the bursting of the crypto bubble. In typical alarmist fashion, they...
The ever-changing landscape of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) can be daunting, with new platforms and projects appearing every day. Since then, NFTs on the Monad testnet have taken off like meme stocks, with explosive volume and percent gains arresting attention everywhere. Other projects have seen as much as a 2000% increase...
OpenSea’s recent request for relief from the SEC isn’t limited to OpenSea. This is a critical inflection point not just for the crypto space as a whole but an opportunity to set the stage for digital ownership’s promising future. Forget all that doom and gloom you may be seeing all...
OpenSea has formally addressed the Crypto Task Force of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging the regulatory body to provide clearer guidelines on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The appeal comes as OpenSea seeks to resolve ambiguity surrounding the classification and regulation of NFT marketplaces in the United States. This...
The NFT world is buzzing. And OpenSea, the NFT marketplace behemoth, is actually pleading like a scolded child for the SEC to not enforce on them. But is this a courageous shout for liberty from stifling regulation, or a shrewdly orchestrated play to avoid responsibility? Let's dissect this.Freedom for Innovation...