DeFi Technologies applied to list on the Nasdaq earlier this year. Great news, right? More legitimacy, more capital, potentially more investors. But hold on. So what does all this mean for the real promise of DeFi? This is especially important given the increased significance of places like Africa. Are we...
The incoming Slovenian government has suggested a 25% tax on profits from crypto trading. This controversial move has inspired a fierce national debate, with some justification. It is not only about the data, it’s about the world that we want to create. Are we truly encouraging innovation, or are we...
Auradine's massive $153 million Series C funding round isn't just another tech headline. It’s a colossal win for Liberty, for American energy independence, and for the original Tea Party principles upon which this great nation was founded. StepStone Group, Samsung, Qualcomm all betting big? That speaks volumes. This isn’t government-funded...
The siren song of crypto has never been decentralization—it’s been freedom. Freedom from accountability, freedom from oversight, freedom from regulation, freedom to destroy as you wish. This promise of decentralization captured the imagination of all of us. It provided everyone with their own personal treasury, beyond the reach of political...
The ink is dry. Trump signed the repeal. Specifically, Congress used their CRA powers to recently repeal regulations that covered noncustodial digital asset brokers in DeFi. Sounds technical, right? It is. But the implications are anything but.Freedom's Dawn Or Fiscal Nightmare?On its face, this repeal hailed by some as a...
The impact of the wave of crypto scams over the past two years within Israel extends beyond financial loss. It points to the more insidious conflict between personal liberty and the state’s responsibility to protect its people. Except now, add in the warp-speed advancements of AI, and you have a...
The headlines scream: Big Tech is bleeding talent to Bitcoin! Recently former employees from Apple, Google, and Cash App all made the move to Austin’s Bitcoin Commons. They’re pumped up by new venture capital financing combined with a friendly political climate for Bitcoin. Trump’s back, the pardons are coming fast...
The crypto market, in general, just seems to be coming back to life, like a flaming bird emerging from the crypt of last month’s bear. We see the headlines: market cap up, sentiment improving, governments dipping their toes in. But before we uncork the champagne and declare crypto the savior...
America’s favorite outlaw Waylon Wilcox, 45, of Pennsylvania, is in trouble. He was on trial for tax evasion as well, having pleaded guilty to evading more than $13 million in taxes from his Crypto Punks NFT proceeds. That's not pocket change. We’re describing a very serious six-year maximum imprisonment term,...
Europe’s crypto landscape is set to change profoundly. Google’s move to implement MiCA rules is extreme. By making crypto advertisers obtain a license ahead of time or get banned, it comes across more like a surgeon with a chainsaw. It promises to cut away the cancer of scams, but will...