The headlines scream of a crypto renaissance: $41.1 billion traded in U.S. crypto treasury vehicles in a single week. A seven-month high! It’s not only Bitcoin, Ethereum – as well as a few others – are snatching a huge chunk too – 34% to be precise. Regulatory certainty, they argue,...
NFT payroll. Sounds futuristic, right? Is this really the next evolution of pay-for-performance compensation, or a technological tsunami disaster in the making? As an every-other-year blockchain reporter, I’ve seen how rapidly hype can become a substitute for reality in the crypto space. This alarming trend deserves a closer look. Forget...
Big changes are marshalling across the crypto space. At the same time, a new Bitcoin Layer-2 solution called Lightning is quickly gaining steam, and federal regulatory efforts aimed at stablecoins are ramping up in the United States. Bitcoin Hyper is a scalable, instant Layer-2 network based on the Solana Virtual...
Binance listing Chainbase Velvet (CBV) futures. Okay, let's cut the chase: is this a stroke of genius, or a reckless gamble that could backfire spectacularly? It’s all too easy to get swept up in the hype – one micro-cap altcoin claims the Binance high-profile. Enter the 8.2% leap in price,...
The crypto industry today is at an equally important juncture. The House is preparing to vote on the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan bill that would establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. While initially garnering support from prominent industry players, the CLARITY Act is now under intense scrutiny from...
Alright, fam, gather 'round. You might recall that crazy DogeBonk meme that swept the internet last year. It starred a Shiba Inu ridiculously whacking each and everything in sight with a baseball bat! And look, that gorgeous, anarchic spontaneity is precisely the sort of thing that the CLARITY Act hopes...
Unfortunately, that’s the narrative you might hear about the crypto space, and DeFi specifically. And like any new frontier, there’s a call for law and order. The CLARITY Act is Congress’s latest effort to put on the sheriff’s badge. However, is it a badge of honor, or a noose for...
So, Trump's done it. Now, he’s really gone full crypto — or at least he seems to have. Make no mistake, the executive order dropping crypto restrictions is a seismic shift. Is this a smart, strategic play looking out toward the longer term? Or rather, is it a hope and...
A bill central to the future of digital asset regulation in the United States is awaiting a vote in the House, part of a broader legislative push to reshape the financial landscape. French Hill, GENIUS is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and fintech startups. Beyond these examples, the...
Take a second and recall when your Boomer uncle unsuccessfully attempted to explain what blockchain was at Christmas dinner last year. Maybe he was talking about the difference between gold and paper ledgers with some well-chosen metaphor. No, but that’s pretty much what it feels like to use some of...
Further Reading
Sonic Labs' Bold Gamble: Can DAG Architecture Dethrone Ethereum?
Ethereum's dominance is being challenged. So the question isn’t whether a serious challenger will come, but when and who. But Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) is getting ready to throw its hat – or rather, its Sonic Gem – into the Layer-1 ring. Their wager? A new architecture built on DAG...
Nicholas Otieno Drives Bitcoin DeFi Innovation Through Multi-Chain Solutions
Nicholas is a fintech writer focused on cryptocurrency markets. Today he’s continuing that crusade by making the Bitcoin experience more inviting in the ever-evolving decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Since 2019, Otieno has focused his writing on helping readers understand cryptocurrency and how it can help create a more prosperous world....
Hemi & SQD AI Just Dropped the Mic on Bitcoin DeFi (IYKYK)
Okay, fam, let's be real. Bitcoin DeFi has been kinda...meh. Like that one overconfident amigo who insists on putting you on their five besties’ wedding list and then ghost. Promises, promises, but where's the FIRE? Where's the actual disruption we were promised?That’s when Hemi Network and SQD AI walk in,...
Crypto Presales: The Next DeFi Revolution or Just Another Fad?
Are crypto presales the secret to early adoption and explosive profits? Or are they mainly digital snake oil, taking advantage of fear of missing out and fueled by hype? The truth, like most things in crypto, isn’t that simple.The landscape has shifted. Yet we have clearly moved on from the...
5 Crypto Presales That'll Make You Say 'Wen Lambo?' (Maybe)
Wen Lambo? Ah, the rallying cry of a thousand failed crypto investors. It’s a question laced with, oh, all the faux hopeful idealism, mega unicorn capitalism, and meme magic that has exploded in the space. We’ve all been there, awash in data, lusting after that delectable, delectable Italian horsepower. Let’s...
Beyond the Hype: Can Ethereum ETF Inflows Justify Its $10 Billion Milestone?
As such, ETHA, BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF, reached $10 billion in AUM. Big deal, right? It’s the third-fastest ETF to ever reach that milestone, with the rate of growth from $5 billion to $10 billion being the fastest on record. Nobody should be uncorking the champagne just yet, so let’s hit...
CryptoPunks to Corporate Treasuries? Ethereum's Wild Ride is Just Starting
Imagine walking into a board meeting and hearing, "Okay, team, let's review our Q3 earnings and… check on the status of CryptoPunk #6278." Sounds ridiculous, right? GameSquare, a global digital media and entertainment company, showed remarkable conviction when they committed $5.15 million in preferred share equity. Their goal became to...
Ethereum & Solana: The Meme-Worthy Future Bitcoin Can't Touch?
Okay, let's just say it: Bitcoin is boomer coin. I said it. And as an NFT artist knee-deep in the vibrant, chaotic, and utterly meme-able world of Ethereum and Solana, I stand by that statement.Bitcoin: Digital Gold, or Just Gold?Look, I get it. Bitcoin was the OG. The digital equivalent...