The blatant conflict of interest is staggering. Underneath a presidency rife with conspiracy and insurrection, Donald Trump built a financial empire based on cryptocurrency. This fortune directly resulted from his connections to World Liberty Financial (WLF). This is not an anti-crypto hit-piece, nor is it anti-Trump. It's about the loss...
The GENIUS Act, as expected, received a lot of publicity after its passage in the US Senate on Tuesday. This bill is meant to lay out rules for payment stablecoins. Polymarket, a favorite predictions market among Beltway gamblers, began taking bets on passage of the bill. According to the latest...
An 89% chance? That’s what Polymarket is predicting about the US stablecoin bill – the GENIUS Act – passing into law before 2026. Even Trump’s on board with the $7 billion request, urging Congress to “get it to my desk.” Sounds like smooth sailing, right? As if the crypto world...
The crypto world never stops changing. Recent legislative developments have finally begun to change the narrative and will soon re-shape the way we interact with digital assets. The GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins) is certainly the most consequential of all such proposals. In case you...
The crypto world is bracing for a potential shakeup as Congress considers the GENIUS Act, a bill aimed at regulating stablecoins. Stablecoins are a form of cryptocurrency that aims to maintain a stable value against a known asset, like the U.S. dollar. Their popularity is skyrocketing in the burgeoning digital...
The GENIUS Act. A title that oozes with sarcasm, huh? Greenlighting and Setting National Standards for the Issuance of U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025. Sounds benevolent. Sounds… well, genius. Let’s get real, how many times has a government bill actually done what it’s called? Particularly so when it comes to...
The U.S. Senate is considering the "Guaranteeing, Robust, and Innovative, but also, New, Uniform, and Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act," a bipartisan bill designed to regulate stablecoins and provide consumer protection in the digital currency market. Republican Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York recently introduced...
Is sacrificing some freedom really worth security? Hong Kong's recent move to develop a crypto tracking tool, in partnership with the University of Hong Kong, forces us to confront this uncomfortable question. Assistant Commissioner Mario Wong Ho-yin is right: collaboration is key. But is this unprecedented collaboration really just a...
Hong Kong Customs has plans to work with the University of Hong Kong to develop its own cryptocurrency transaction tracer. This three-pillar initiative reflects the need to address the growing use of digital assets in money laundering operations. The move follows a string of other high-profile cases involving cryptocurrency. Thailand...
In comparing USDC and USDT, we often mention their respective market cap, trading volume, and regulatory compliance. Let’s get real, are we seriously discussing the true cost of selecting one option versus the other? Particularly when that choice is not in fact a choice for millions of people globally?Whose Safety...
