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Bitstamp CEO on Crypto's Future: Regulation, Robinhood & More

Bitstamp CEO on Crypto's Future: Regulation, Robinhood & More

• Facts

The crypto space moves at lightning speed, a never-ending wave of emerging tech, regulatory shifts, and market evolution. To cut through this complicated environment, be sure to listen to the advice of the public-private trailblazers. This featured post takes you inside the mind of Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, CEO of Bitstamp, one...

Bitstamp's Next Move: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists With Crypto?

Bitstamp's Next Move: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists With Crypto?

• Commentary

Bitstamp, one of the original crypto exchanges, now getting picked up by Robinhood? It’s not only a great headline, but a real potential pivot point. Never mind the short-term impact on market share and trading volume. I'm thinking bigger. I'm thinking about forgotten voices and the raw, untapped potential bubbling...

Bitstamp Eyes Global Expansion and Enhanced User Experience in 2025

Bitstamp Eyes Global Expansion and Enhanced User Experience in 2025

• Regulation

Bitstamp, the world’s first and longest-standing cryptocurrency exchange, is looking toward a bullish 2025. They’re just getting started, intent on going global, improving the user experience—and staying ahead of regulators. The exchange is well-known for its security and mature industry approach. It aims to continue its integration with Robinhood, grow...

Bitstamp's Robinhood Deal A Trojan Horse Or Crypto's Savior?

Bitstamp's Robinhood Deal A Trojan Horse Or Crypto's Savior?

• Commentary

The crypto world is buzzing. Bitstamp, the granddaddy of crypto exchanges, is gobbled up by Robinhood. On the surface, it looks like a win-win: more resources for Bitstamp, a crypto foothold for Robinhood. But hold your horses on popping the bubbly. Will this be a wise evolution of strategy or...

Labubu's Fading Echoes: A Warning for Southeast Asia's NFT Artists?

You all remember that wide-mouthed, somewhat creepy, but oh so famous elf statuette. It took Asia by storm, stoked by blind boxes, influencer-backed marketing, and the global economy’s most dangerous motivator: the fear of missing out. In the meantime, fortunes were made as Pop Mart’s stock soared. For a little...

Labubu vs. NFTs: Will the Cute Craze Crash Like Crypto Art?

The art world and the toy market might seem worlds apart, but recent trends suggest they share a common thread: the power of hype and the potential for a market bubble. Blockchain regulatory analyst Marcin Kowalczyk explores how the current Labubu dolls’ mania resembles the NFT bubble. He has an...

Wall Street Pepe Soars 230%! Is the WEPE Army Choosing Rich?

The meme coin market is aflame once again, this time with the explosive rise of Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE). This token has absolutely exploded, including an incredible 233% increase during just the month of June, fueled by the expansion of its Alpha Chat community. Is this the real deal for...

Beyond the Hype Will Labubu's Fate Expose Speculative Art?

We’ve all seen it. The frenzy. The lines. The resale prices. Labubu, that already adorable, already creepy little elf-like freak, has made himself a huge and pretty well-deserved success. Are we seeing a true moment in culture, or a strategic bait and switch doomsday device ready to self-destruct? Labubu’s trajectory...

Wall Street Pepe: DeFi's Future or Just Another Pump-and-Dump Scheme?

$WEPE.Wall Street Pepe. The title alone will conjure up a weird mix of internet meme culture gone self-referential and the bloodthirsty shark tank that is Wall Street. You read those stories, those headlines hollering about 230%+ increases, and deep down somewhere, you wanna get in on the action. Everyone wants...

Wall Street Pepe's NFT: Empowering Artists or Just Another PFP?

The $WEPE rocket ship has already launched, on the fumes of promises of wealth and a Pepe-centric revolution. A 230% surge? Alpha Chats spitting out 500% gains? That’s enough to make even the most jaded crypto skeptic do a double take. Without a doubt, they claim that the next frontier...

Is Crypto's 'Easy Street' Dream Dead? A Southeast Asia Perspective

The siren song of crypto: easy money, financial freedom, escape from the 9-to-5 grind. It's a powerful narrative, especially alluring to those of us grinding it out in Southeast Asia's burgeoning economies. Is that actually a reality, or is it just a mirage shimmering in the tropical sun? Are we...

CFTC's Pham Warns Crypto: No 'Easy Street' Under Trump? The Real Story

Caroline Pham’s comments during a recent event are welcome, cold, adult-sized dashes of water on the faces of increasingly bullish crypto enthusiasts. That notion that a Trump administration just automatically unlocks “easy street” for the crypto industry? It's a dangerous fantasy. And Pham, bless her, is calling it out.Pro-Innovation Isn't...