Kraken's move to launch xStocks, starting with DeFi Dev Corp (DFDV) and expanding to include giants like Apple and Tesla, feels like stepping onto the moon. Tokenizing stocks? On Solana? It’s a big dream, but if we could make finance more accessible, less liquid, and well, less cool… This is...
The anticipation of a first Ethereum ETF approval might be even louder. But everybody’s calling for the moon, and, yeah yeah, I know. On the surface, more institutional money flowing into ETH sounds great and bullish. But before we all start popping champagne, let's consider a less comfortable truth: this...
Let’s face it—the SEC isn’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat for crypto. Circle’s recent public offering that increased the company’s valuation fourfold within 24 hours has certainly opened some eyes with lawmakers in Washington. It's a signal, a real one. We’re still left with the question of not if,...
Okay, let's be real. We've all seen the headlines: Trump's dipped his toes (or maybe plunged headfirst) into crypto. Add to that between $1-$5 million in crypto holdings and NFT royalties – it’s no small potatoes. This last point is key—not so much to how much he earned, but rather...
The SEC has recently gone through a major change up top. Under the new guidance, they’ve pulled back much of the proposed rulemaking on DeFi exchanges and crypto custody that Gensler had so aggressively championed. Perhaps this means we are entering an era where a more reasonable and pragmatic approach...
WE WON! The Gensler nightmare is OVER. Our friends back in the suits at the SEC, led by Darth Gensler himself, have… — retreated! They’ve surrendered! Boom! Now is the time to plan and throw the biggest digital block party the metaverse has ever seen. FUD’s reign is OVER Builders’...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally rescinded a number of widely-criticized rules. These rules were originally proposed under former Chair Gary Gensler. Should that happen, this would be a highly consequential decision that would reflect the agency’s considerable pivot toward aggressively regulating digital assets. The decision represents...
It seems like the entire crypto market is a pretty crowded lifeboat at the moment. Everyone is fighting for space under the lifeboats, and the waves of regulatory uncertainty continue to crash in. Frankly, most of these projects are looking green around the gills. You can read headlines like the...
Finally, on the spot where the SEC previously appeared to be hardening its enforcement position. Gary Gensler's gone, and suddenly, the regulatory hammer isn't swinging quite as hard. Instead, they’ve withdrawn the proposed crypto regs. This had serious implications on proposed changes to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 and the Custody...
The altcoin market is filled with excitement right now. Those very speculative recent signs point to a sea change in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) stance on regulating cryptocurrency. This seemingly newfound chill activity has apparently ignited indispensable discussions of a boomlet in alternative coins. Now, investors and enthusiasts...
