The world’s largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea is doing its part. Most importantly, they have challenged the SEC to provide clear guidance to help regulate marketplaces that endanger America’s innovators with uncertainty. In addition, the company is asking the SEC to exempt NFT marketplaces from its proposed new broker...
OpenSea is fighting the notion that it would be subject to regulation as a broker under the Exchange Act. The company maintains that its non-fungible-token (NFT) marketplace does not need to be regulated like a traditional securities exchange. The company has gone to great lengths to make sure users know...
Recently, OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, made an unprecedented move. Specifically, they petitioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt NFT platforms from federal securities regulations. OpenSea’s legal counsel, Adele Faure and Laura Brookover, called out SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce as well as the SEC Crypto Task Force....
In the meantime, OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, has made a daring move. In so doing, they formally asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide explicit guidance on the regulatory status of NFT platforms. Lately, OpenSea itself weighed in, in a letter to the SEC, urging them to...
Bitcoin’s dominance — its share of the total cryptocurrency market cap — is one of the most important technical indicators that so-called “smart money” investors follow. Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) is the ratio of Bitcoin’s market cap compared to the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies. An increased Bitcoin dominance indicates...
The crypto world is at a crossroads. You’re hearing it from everyone, especially those with old school interests, that Bitcoin dominance is not just going to happen, but that it should be that way. That all altcoins are just “shitcoins” that will eventually disappear. They preach a gospel of digital...
You’ve probably fallen victim to the sexy siren song of the altcoin. They promise high, often unimaginable returns and advertise themselves as the new innovation that will dethrone Bitcoin. Are these just pie in the cybersky? I’m here to explain to you why, for the overwhelming majority of you, they’re...
XRP is one digital asset that’s gotten the attention of many investors, experienced and inexperienced. It has taken its hits in the crypto world. After a recent 30% decrease, XRP investors are looking for the catalyst that will allow the asset to dance towards the $1.00 mark and beyond. Hiroshi...
Ouch. That 30% plunge since January really hurts the most right now, am I right? Particularly for all of us who invested in XRP expecting a quick moonshot. Why did that 63% chance of reaching an all-time high in 2025 nosedive to just 39%? Yeah, that's a gut punch. We're...
XRP, the third-largest digital asset, is trailing in a longer-term bullish market defined by higher price volatility and uncertainty. Those hopes for achieving a new record in 2025 have all but disappeared. This decline to some degree followed the judge’s disapproval of Ripple and the SEC’s motion to remove a...
It's been a wild ride, hasn't it? The last four-plus months have passed like a whirlwind. With legs-shaking ascents and gut-twisting descents, a new generation is starting to wonder whether the heyday is over. Since the start of this year, prices have dropped 30%. Now, they stand at about $2.31,...
This is the test. Is Bitcoin truly the people’s currency, or simply a virtual playground for the already wealthy? As analysts whisper about a potentially sluggish Q3 for Bitcoin, with retail investors salivating for a new all-time high that may never materialize this summer, a more uncomfortable truth is bubbling...