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Robinhood & Coinbase: Regulation Could Unlock HUGE Growth!

Robinhood & Coinbase: Regulation Could Unlock HUGE Growth!

The future of the digital assets industry is on the brink of a seismic change. At Token ATH!, we are looking with hopeful eyes toward these accelerating advancements. Regulatory changes are coming down the pike. Cutting-edge bills such as the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21)...

Crypto Regulation's Opportunity Cost Is Innovation's Stifling Hand

Crypto Regulation's Opportunity Cost Is Innovation's Stifling Hand

All this bluster surrounding crypto regulations to come creates an impression facade that the industry is safe, legitimate, and protecting their investors. Sounds great, right? Before we rejoice too loudly, let’s think about what we are going to lose on the altar of regulatory compliance. Are we really so starved...

NFT Tax Scandal: A Wake-Up Call for Crypto's Wild West?

NFT Tax Scandal: A Wake-Up Call for Crypto's Wild West?

Waylon Wilcox. Remember that name. This isn’t another clickbait, headline-grabbing, bad news story. It serves as a metaphor for all that is bad – and maybe good – about the current crypto ecosystem. Wilcox, a 45-year-old of Manheim, Pennsylvania, who just pleaded guilty. His CryptoPunks NFT trading alone allowed him...

5 Ways US Lawmakers' Crypto Plan Could Strangle Innovation

5 Ways US Lawmakers' Crypto Plan Could Strangle Innovation

Thus, Congress believes it has the solution to crypto regulation. This “solution” sounds less like a promising hand to lift up innovation and more like a slow-motion strangulation. On the surface, the rhetoric sounds nice by promoting clarity and consumer protection. Scratch the surface and you’ll find a disastrous recipe...

SEC Crypto Guidance A Trap? 5 Ways It Hurts the Little Guy

SEC Crypto Guidance A Trap? 5 Ways It Hurts the Little Guy

The SEC finally offers guidance on crypto. Great, right? Wrong. After digging into it, it doesn’t really feel like a velvet-gloved crackdown, and would you believe it, guess who’s going to get squeezed hardest. The little guy. This isn’t investor protection—this is opening the door for Wall Street to devour...

Is Trump's Crypto Dream a Nightmare for Consumers?

Is Trump's Crypto Dream a Nightmare for Consumers?

In fact, Trump is pitching for America to become the “crypto capital of the planet.” Sounds exciting, right? Innovation, technological advancement, the future! But before we jump on the bandwagon, let's ask ourselves: who really benefits from this vision, and at what cost? Are we on the right track to...

SEC Crypto Statement: 3 Reasons It's a Win for Responsible Innovation

SEC Crypto Statement: 3 Reasons It's a Win for Responsible Innovation

As someone who has been observing the crypto space for years, it was only a matter of time before those wild west days came to an end. The SEC’s tripartite statement on crypto assets isn’t your usual regulatory gobbledygook. It’s a significant step in the right direction toward building a...

US Lawmakers Advocate for Clear Digital Asset Rules

US Lawmakers Advocate for Clear Digital Asset Rules

We welcome the release today of six key principles on which to base this future legislation, from Reps. They are to be commended for their focus on innovation, regulatory clarity and consumer protection. Their proposal, as described in an op-ed published on April 4, would provide much-needed legal certainty for...

Canada's Crypto Crossroads: Will a National Strategy Emerge?

Canada's Crypto Crossroads: Will a National Strategy Emerge?

Canada is at a profound tipping point in its technological journey. The opportunity that blockchain technology presents, with its ability to dramatically change industries and reinvent the digital world, cannot be overstated. Is Canada ready to ride that wave of opportunity? Token ATH! is back to discuss the opportunities and...

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...