The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) just published a welcome new paper. It explores the systemic financial stability risks posed by cryptocurrencies and DeFi as the crypto market reaches a tipping point. The report paints a dangerous portrait of several growing areas of concern. These factors range from the increasing...
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...
The crypto landscape has undeniably shifted. We’re past the point of this being a niche market controlled by the tinkerers and tech savvy cypherpunks. All of a sudden, your neighbor and your barista are getting into Bitcoin and Ethereum. Even your mom is getting in on a confusing cryptos-mania! Binance's...
Wall Street would love for you to believe that finance is rocket science, an elaborate game only they know how to play. They want you handing over your hard-earned cash to them, so they can profit. But guess what? The game's changing. Crypto is returning the control to you, the...
Imagine this: You're 22, just scraped together a couple grand from working your butt off at a dead-end job. First, you’ll notice that you’re seeing Trump – the Trump – apparently endorsing this TRUMP meme coin. "Finally," you think, "a chance to stick it to the man, get in on...
The excitement surrounding the upcoming Trump Gala Dinner for TRUMP meme coin holders 🥳 is palpable. Set for May 22 nd, 2025, it’s either a masterful move of marketing genius or an impending big flop in the making. political fundraising of all time, or simply another celebrity-endorsed crypto pump-and-dump scam....
BexBack. The name of the program alone makes it sound like something out of a 90s science fiction movie. And frankly, their business model doesn’t seem too far behind – and potentially even more hazardous to progress. Offering 100x leverage and no KYC? It’s the equivalent of giving a teenager...
Okay, let's talk BexBack. You might have heard the ads – 100x leverage! Trade BTC, ETH, all the altcoins! A $50 welcome bonus just for trying? Sounds like a party, right? And maybe it is, for some. But for others, it may be a fiscal encumbrance that sticks with them...
Take Sarah, a bright, ambitious college student whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a Grace Hopper Celebration event last fall. She was all-in on NFTs. Each discussion was charged with energy regarding the upcoming primary release. They talked about what return on investment she could expect and how...
Reservoir has opted to sunsetting its NFT API just two months after raising $14 million in a Series A round. Even so, this move appears to be a symptom of bigger problems than a thoughtful, new strategy. Investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and others flooded in, allegedly...