Plus, Donald Trump, son of our good friend Steve Witkoff made a big splash in the crypto space. He’s the Middle East special envoy in the Trump administration. His path to that success started with the launch of Trump Digital Trading Cards Series 1, which made $19 million. His crypto...
The SEC's recent pause in its legal battles, particularly that Kentucky case involving 18 state attorneys general, might seem like a US-centric event. But believe me, it sends out ripples much farther than United States shores – especially to Southeast Asia. It goes far beyond just regulatory turf wars; it’s...
The cryptocurrency space is a vast, untamed, digital frontier full of promise and danger. New York Attorney General Letitia James is threatening to hold the state accountable. She calls on Congress to be bold and to provide accountability in this fledgling industry. Her plea for a federal framework underscores a...
The news out of Kentucky runs far deeper than a procedural pause. The lawsuit, which was brought by a bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general, had been temporarily halted by a federal judge under the SEC’s motion. Ostensibly, it’s a temporary pause to test the waters. Stop the litigation,...
A federal judge has temporarily stopped one of the most significant lawsuits in years against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This development has led to much speculation regarding potential shifts in the regulatory environment surrounding cryptocurrencies. A coalition of 18 state attorneys general and the newly formed DeFi...
I get it. Headlines scream at us about billions in losses to crypto scams. Celsius ripped off thousands, including New Yorkers. But I can't shake this feeling: are we about to throw the baby out with the bathwater? And even more importantly, aren’t we ignoring whose baby it is in...
AG James is right. It’s time for Congress to stop looking the other way on the crypto Wild West. The Celsius debacle, in which 26,000 New Yorkers alone lost a shocking $440 million, is just one painful example. Another $12 billion disappeared down the crypto fraud rabbit hole last year....
Tell us which of these innovations you’re most excited about… Isn’t it maddening to watch how legacy financial systems continuously underestimate the power of Southeast Asian SMEs?… They are the backbone of the region’s economy. Instead, they’re usually bogged down by inconvenient things such as bureaucracy, exorbitant percentage transaction fees,...
Emerging crypto regulations will undoubtedly impact how fintechs and SMEs interact with the digital asset space. At the forefront of this change is the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. Though these final regulations create a host of new compliance challenges, they create new avenues for growth and innovation. Our...
ChainGPT, a prominent provider of AI-powered tools for the blockchain and web3 industries, has announced its integration with Binance Wallet. This partnership will help turbocharge web3 convenience and usability for millions of new users. This will allow it to add ChainGPT’s comprehensive suite of AI solutions directly into the Binance...
