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JPMorgan & SEC Crypto Talks: What It Means For Your Investments

JPMorgan & SEC Crypto Talks: What It Means For Your Investments

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JPMorgan, a titan of traditional finance, recently engaged with the SEC's Crypto Task Force, signaling a potentially seismic shift in the regulatory landscape of digital assets. JPMorgan’s Scott Lucas, Justin Cohen, and Aaron Iovine ran an excellent session on the regulatory landscape for digital assets. What they focused on was...

CFTC's Pham: No 'Easy Street' for Crypto, Even with Trump

CFTC's Pham: No 'Easy Street' for Crypto, Even with Trump

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At DeliciousNFT.com, we’re truly prepared to serve you up the full banana. CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham has made it clear: there will be "no easy street for anybody" when it comes to regulating the digital asset space. This is one issue that goes beyond red vs. blue. We can’t...

GENIUS Act's Hidden Danger A Crypto Journalist's Warning

GENIUS Act's Hidden Danger A Crypto Journalist's Warning

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As someone who’s spent the past few years wading through the blockchain trenches, sifting signal from noise, let me tell you, the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025" Act – the GENIUS Act – has me deeply concerned. It's not that regulation is inherently bad. This...

GENIUS Act: Will Congress's Crypto Bill Protect Your Wallet?

GENIUS Act: Will Congress's Crypto Bill Protect Your Wallet?

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The digital currency landscape is on the cusp of a seismic change. That much-needed change might finally be in motion with the expected passage of the GENIUS Act. This bill would establish the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. Most importantly, it will bring clarity and oversight to a...

SEC Crypto Rules: Will BlackRock's Lobbying Shape the Future?

SEC Crypto Rules: Will BlackRock's Lobbying Shape the Future?

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The SEC’s Crypto Task Force has certainly been hard at work. Very busy. Two such meetings with BlackRock directly in recent months, diving deep on everything from Bitcoin ETFs to tokenization. What’s being discussed behind closed doors? Most significantly of all, who’s doing the talking. Are we witnessing the future...

Trump's Crypto Promises A Dangerous Game Or Real Progress?

Trump's Crypto Promises A Dangerous Game Or Real Progress?

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The crypto world is buzzing. This is why Trump’s rhetoric, including the U.S. needing to be the world’s “crypto capital,” is music to their ears. Hold your horses – before we pop the bubbly, voters nationwide, it’s time to tap the brakes and bring a dose of reality to the...

Banks Explore Stablecoin Opportunities Following MiCA Implementation

Banks Explore Stablecoin Opportunities Following MiCA Implementation

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After the adoption of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, European banks have shown increasing interest in stablecoin initiatives. This regulation has opened the door to regulated stablecoin issuance across the European Union (EU).One major example is Societe Generale, which launched its euro-backed stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible, to retail investors in...

Congress' Stablecoin Obsession: 5 Reasons It's a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Congress' Stablecoin Obsession: 5 Reasons It's a Disaster Waiting to Happen

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Why is Congress so laser-focused on stablecoins? At a time when families can barely make ends meet with inflation, and global tensions are flaring, our elected officials are in a hurry to regulate…stablecoins? It’s the equivalent of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, and quite honestly, it smells like a...

Japan's "New Capitalism 2025" Plan Signals Regulatory Embrace of Bitcoin and Web3

Japan is strategically positioning itself as a global leader in digital innovation with its updated "New Capitalism 2025" plan, released on April 13. Taken together, this plan represents a major regulatory turning point event toward welcoming Bitcoin and Web3 technologies. The initiative aims to leverage digital assets to solve social...

Japan's Bitcoin Revolution: A Boon for Artists and Web3 Creators?

Is Japan on the verge of accidentally unleashing a tsunami of creative destruction and financial liberation onto the rest of the emerging markets? I know this seems like a tall order, but hear me out. Japan’s regulatory change to officially recognize Bitcoin as a financial product. This step is a...

5 Ways This Crypto Bill Empowers Southeast Asian Artists, Not Wall Street

Let’s be honest, when you hear about crypto regulation, your first thought probably isn't Southeast Asian artists finding new avenues for creative expression. Surely visions of Wall Street honchos and inscrutable derivatives dance in your head. Well, what if I told you that the Senate’s Banking Committee just released their...

Senate Republicans Forge Ahead on Crypto Market Structure Framework

Republican senators working on a new framework for digital assets legislation, riding the positive bipartisan wave in the Senate as of late. This announcement follows the Senate’s passage of a bill to regulate stablecoins last week. It was passing with overwhelming bipartisan support.Senators Tim Scott, Cynthia Lummis, Thom Tillis, and...

Crypto's 'Light-Touch' Regulation Gamble Will It Protect You?

The Senate Committee’s proposed “light-touch” regulatory framework for crypto is a long high-stakes poker game. Are we all truly holding a winning hand, or are we collectively bluffing our way into a future financial crisis? It’s a question every investor, every innovator, and frankly, every citizen should want to know....

Trump Jr. at KBW2025: Web3's Mainstream Moment?

Donald Trump Jr.’s scheduled keynote address at KBW2025 is raising eyebrows and inspiring intense discussion across the Web3 ecosystem. He’s just a high-profile guy shaking things up in the crypto world. His presence further exemplifies the increasing importance of blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize the traditional economy. Does...

Trump Jr. at KBW2025: Web3's Punk Rock Moment or Sellout?

Or I think about Nandar, a wonderful Burmese artist that I met in Yangon, sharing with me her latest NFT collection. Each work exploded with vivid imagery, bravely fighting back against the junta’s repressive hold. She began selling them directly to supporters around the world, allowing her to cleverly sidestep...

KBW2025: Is Trump Jr. Web3's Trojan Horse or its Savior?

Donald Trump Jr. at Korea Blockchain Week? It's a head-scratcher, isn't it? About as easy as locating a MAGA hat at a Burning Man soirée. Before we put this down as just another short-lived publicity stunt, let’s take a closer look at what this could IoTally Web3 means. Cynical ploy...