For years I’ve read the headlines, the promises, the fervent predictions. Crypto will democratize finance, and uplift the unbanked. We want the infrastructure bill to bring about a new age of innovation and prosperity, especially in emerging markets with tremendous potential.I’ve been around the block as they say, and so...
For years, the crypto industry has felt like a teenager left home alone – experimenting with risky ventures, making questionable decisions, and frankly, begging for someone to set some ground rules. Under Gary Gensler’s direction, the SEC took a hard line. It sure felt like that one scary parent who...
At last, the tyrannical fist of Gary Gensler is removed from the throat of innovation. Good riddance. Unfortunately, for too long his SEC weaponized regulation, stifling the very innovative industries his SEC should have been nurturing. Under Paul Atkins’ leadership, there’s still time to restore a regulatory environment that leads,...
Let’s just be real — did you expect to see Bitcoin breaking out? While financial talking heads are scratching their heads trying to find conventional reasons, I see something far more fundamental at play: a crisis of faith in the dollar, fueled by the very people entrusted with protecting it....
The dollar’s been number one for a long time. Kings can fall. The continuing melodrama of Trump vs Powell isn’t aiding its domination either. Are we seeing the start of their demise? That’s a question every investor – and frankly, every American – should be asking.Political Pressure Undermining Fed Independence?It...
Rexas Finance is providing the one million dollar money truck. Let that sink in. Twenty individuals who are one round away from receiving a life-changing $50,000 each. Is this just a marketing stunt? Maybe. But it’s a pretty damn effective one, and it points to something much larger going on...
Okay, let's address the elephant in the room: XRP at $20. A 9.4x increase? Sounds fantastic, doesn't it? Let's pump the brakes. We've seen this movie before in crypto. Hype trains always derail, and retail investors are usually the ones left holding the bag. While the thought of such a...
The European Central Bank (ECB)’s current panic about crypto, particularly stablecoins, has me feeling reflective. Are these knee-jerk pleas for increased regulation really just an effort to protect our wallets? Or is this merely a mighty government institution attempting to crush competition?Stifling Innovation Or Prudent Protection?MiCA, the EU’s new Markets...
The gloves are off in Europe. Asking to completely overhaul MiCA so suddenly, less than four months after entering into force, by the ECB honestly seems a little… theatrical. Is it a real fire alarm, or merely political smoke? A Trump-fueled crypto boom in the U.S. While that is certainly...
The creation of new crypto hubs – Dubai, Singapore, Zug, even Lagos – that’s like a cyberpunk dream come true, ain’t it? Innovation! Decentralization! Democratization! Yet beneath the gilded surface of these virtual El Dorados, a perfect storm is brewing. It does present an actual threat to the global financial...