Tag: regulation

Donald Trump giving the top 220 hodlers of the $TRUMP memecoin an all-expenses-paid trip to dinner in Mar-A-Lago and a tour of the White House? It's more than just a marketing stunt. It’s an earthquake all right—the seismic shock that may have just rattled the very bedrock of American political...

I get it. Crypto promised to be different. A new route around the gatekeepers, the cultural institutions that have long excluded so many. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has long-held promise to drive financial inclusion. It gives historically marginalized communities an opportunity to participate in a more equitable system that doesn’t...

I’m Sofia, and I’ve experienced the storm of financial innovation in my generation. Much of it has been good and admirable, but other changes have been downright disastrous. Decentralized Finance — or DeFi — provides a radical new framework for how finance can be structured. It wants to cut out...

So, let’s be real—when it comes to crypto, the hype is hard to ignore. We've all heard the promises: instant riches, a financial revolution, freedom from the banks. But fortunately, if you scratch the surface, you’ll find a decidedly more positive story. This is particularly the case in the dynamic,...

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...

The volatile and chaotic world of cryptocurrency regulation is preparing for what could be a major earthquake. Posted on April 5, 2017 President Trump has appointed Paul Atkins to replace Gary Gensler as the new SEC Chairman. This choice has the potential to bring significant clarity and overhaul to the...

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...

The world is moving faster than it ever has before, and cryptocurrency is a big part of this change. Forget the traditional sources of economic might – oil rigs or Wall Street pedigree. We are entering a new reality where the winners will be the innovators and not the incumbents....

Italy’s courtship of Bitcoin through its time-honored traditional banking infrastructure is the news. As a result, the Clear Summit 2025 was abuzz with excitement about integration. Market surveys showed that Italian investors are hungry for cryptocurrency services from their local legacy banks. 24% are already in, and another 29% are...