The US Senate has recently kicked the can down the road on stablecoin regulation. Again. While politicians bicker over the minutiae, a chilling question hangs in the air: Are we handing China the keys to the future of finance?So Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is right to sound the alarm. He...
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele took a massive swing, didn't he? Making Bitcoin legal tender. The war torn apart, as the world watched—some cheering that spreading of democracy, and others clutching their pearls. This development should be a cautionary tale for emerging economies. Artists in Southeast Asia, especially, are having...
The U.S. federal government is leaning much more on crypto—an encouraging early sign that a digital finance inflection point is happening in earnest. Recent developments show a commitment to fostering the growth of crypto, with initiatives aimed at securing America's position in the digital asset economy. This change in mindset...
The Fed just blinked. Their retreat from stringent crypto guidance for banks – specifically, rescinding those 2022 and 2023 supervisory letters – might seem like dry regulatory housekeeping. But for a community often overlooked, this shift could be a lifeline: Southeast Asian artists diving into the Web3 space.Forgotten Voices, Finally...
Did the Fed just open Pandora's Box? It certainly feels that way. The recent withdrawal of crypto guidance for banks – the rescinding of those 2022 and 2023 supervisory letters, the backing away from joint statements with the FDIC and OCC – screams one thing: the potential for a regulatory...
Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to the U.S. dollar, have emerged as a focal point in Washington's evolving approach to digital assets. These are central bank digital currencies, which feature the speed and accessibility of crypto. They remove the price instability that comes with assets such as Bitcoin, which makes them suited...
We're seeing green across the crypto board. Bitcoin's flirting with all-time highs, altcoins are pumping, and everyone's talking about the next bull run. It’s no wonder, then, that articles are flooding the internet promoting projects like Chainlink, VeChain and even newer entrants like Qubetics, promising investors outrageous ROI. But hold...
