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Canada's Crypto Future: Will Bureaucracy Kill Innovation?

Canada's Crypto Future: Will Bureaucracy Kill Innovation?

Lucas Matheson, CEO of Coinbase Canada, was correct to call for ambitious leadership around blockchain adoption. His call for a national crypto strategy sounds great on face value. That uncertainty is mitigated by the urgency created by the imminent April 2025 election. But before we uncritically embrace government intervention, we...

Binance's US Treasury Talks A Smart Move Or Risky Gamble?

Binance's US Treasury Talks A Smart Move Or Risky Gamble?

The big question is, is this Binance’s clever maneuvering to outflank US Treasury, or the gamble that’ll blow up in their faces in a truly spectacular fashion? Let’s be blunt: the knee-jerk reaction is to paint Binance, fresh off a $4.3 billion AML slap, as the villain seeking to corrupt...

Is Binance's Trump Deal Proof Crypto Regulation is Failing?

Is Binance's Trump Deal Proof Crypto Regulation is Failing?

The headlines practically scream it: Binance, after a slap-on-the-wrist $4.3 billion fine for AML violations, is cozying up to the Trump family and angling for relaxed regulations. Let's be clear. This issue goes much further than crypto. It’s a reminder of the erosion of trust in our institutions and of...

Trump Crypto Empire: Exploiting the Vulnerable or Democratizing Finance?

Trump Crypto Empire: Exploiting the Vulnerable or Democratizing Finance?

Financial revolution, or gilded cage crafted from wind and wishes. The Trump family’s full-throttle dive into the crypto world – from NFTs depicting him as a caped crusader to memecoins and Bitcoin mining – begs the question: is this democratizing finance, or simply exploiting the most vulnerable among us?Quick Riches...

Trump's Crypto Embrace: Genius Innovation or Risky Libertarian Gamble?

Trump's Crypto Embrace: Genius Innovation or Risky Libertarian Gamble?

Is this the play that sends the beltway elite scrambling off the field to start eating their custom fitted neckties. Trump's plunge into crypto isn’t strictly a publicity stunt. It might be a very intentional step to push back against the stifling chokehold of highly centralized finance.Libertarian Revolution in Disguise?Let’s...

Trump's Crypto Play: Unleashing Innovation or Inviting Financial Chaos?

Trump's Crypto Play: Unleashing Innovation or Inviting Financial Chaos?

The Donald Trump crypto news isn’t just a roar on the political scene, but a brewing economic earthquake. Are we instead heading into a digital gold rush—or worse, a digital train wreck? We just have to learn how to ask the hard questions and expect direct answers.Innovation Boom or Financial...

Dubai's Crypto Pilot: A Trojan Horse for Wall Street's Next Crisis?

Dubai's Crypto Pilot: A Trojan Horse for Wall Street's Next Crisis?

This Dubai crypto pilot – Standard Chartered, OKX, tokenized money market funds – pretty cool, right? “Innovation,” “institutionalization,” “increased capital efficiency” – the jargon is coming out thicker than Bitcoin during a bull market. This “first-of-its-kind collaboration” looks good on the surface, but there’s a Trojan Horse lurking within. Or...

Trump Crypto: Is This a Populist Power Grab or Economic Disaster?

Trump Crypto: Is This a Populist Power Grab or Economic Disaster?

Given the serious implications of the President’s about-face on crypto – of which, at this point, there’s no doubt – it should be setting off alarm bells. He began his tenure as a crypto-skeptic, but has recently launched his own central bank-backed stablecoin. He’s gone so far as to proclaim...

Dubai's Crypto Pilot: A Bold Step or Regulatory Overreach?

Dubai's Crypto Pilot: A Bold Step or Regulatory Overreach?

We’re talking Dubai’s new crypto pilot program, led by Standard Chartered and OKX – it’s a headline maker, sure. And rightly so. The latter, we think, is the real promise of institutional titans finally dipping their toes (or perhaps, diving headfirst?) into crypto collateral. Tokenized money market funds, sound custody,...

Bitcoin's Price Isn't Random! Here's the Real Secret

Bitcoin's Price Isn't Random! Here's the Real Secret

The myth that Bitcoin’s price is a fickle frog, inexplicably jumping in any direction and never landing on the same spot? That’s Wall Street propaganda, pure and simple, aimed at keeping you scared and on the sidelines. They want you to think it's all luck and algorithms, so they can...