Circle wants to be a bank. Big deal, right? Just another crypto concern dressed up in a suit and tie, currying favor with the regulators. This action is historic. A proposal to apply for a national trust bank charter might be the biggest moment for DeFi yet. Is it a...
Meta's ambitious $29 billion investment in AI data centers is poised to significantly reshape the financial landscape, particularly within decentralized finance and cryptocurrency integration. This major investment, primarily driven by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, indicates Meta’s willingness to push the envelope on AI capabilities. The equity portion of the investment will...
Here's the thing about good intentions. Sometimes, like in the case of social risk, you open these unintended consequences when you pave roads. These moves come as Congress begins a new bipartisan push to advance crypto legislation. Needless to say, the BITCOIN Act and the GENIUS Act are causing a...
Let’s not kid ourselves, the thought of the government forcibly taking your crypto is terrifying. To many of us, that feels like a betrayal of the very spirit of decentralization. What if I told you that, under the right circumstances, these seizures could do much more for the crypto space?...
If we’re honest, the dream of a real, totally inter-operable, permissionless financial system seemed, at least for a moment, attainable. Somewhere along the way, that vision ran into a wall. We welcomed in the multichain world with open arms — pursuing scaling solutions and cheaper gas prices, while unintentionally paving...
We're constantly told crypto is the future. A future of decentralized finance, borderless transactions, and new applications we can’t even imagine yet. What occurs when that innovation hits up against the most deeply felt and fraught social issues? What’s it like when pursuit of profit outranks common human decency? That’s...
Senator Lummis to get her crypto market structure bill across the finish line—their goal is to unleash innovation right here in the US. She’s right to see the potential. Let’s be real: We're talking about your money, and the Wild West nature of crypto right now is a recipe for...
We're at a crossroads. America, the land of innovation, would instead ensure that we become a crypto colony, calling the shots only from countries that take the regulatory lead. We can’t let countries like China and the UAE continue to develop the future of finance without us in the game....
Let’s face it, when the average person hears “NFTs,” they think of pixelated apes being sold for ridiculous amounts of money. The press only covered the artistic side of things. While that’s an amazing part of the story, that’s only a small part of a much bigger and more transformative...
Europe gets it. Indeed, in America we are still figuring out whether crypto is a friend or enemy. At the same time, Europe is hard at work building the foundations for its own future. It is similar to what you might see between two runners in a foot race. Where...
