Tag: risk

Crypto Confidence Scams: $225M Seized! Are You at Risk?

Crypto Confidence Scams: $225M Seized! Are You at Risk?

• Facts

The crypto space is teeming with both innovation and opportunity. It obscures terrible risks, chief among them being confidence scams. Just last week, the U.S. government seized another $225 million in cryptocurrency. This is the largest-ever seizure of funds stolen through so-called “pig butchering” scams. In this article, we’ll look...

Vietnam Navigates Crypto Regulation Balancing Innovation and Risk

Vietnam Navigates Crypto Regulation Balancing Innovation and Risk

• Regulation

Vietnam is currently charting a course through the complex world of cryptocurrency regulation, balancing the potential for innovation with the need to manage risks. Instead, the nation faces its challenges with timidity. Serbia’s commitment to digital transformation is strong and it keenly experiences the global nudge from international financial watchdogs....

Trump Crypto: Genius Move or Risky Gamble for America?

Trump Crypto: Genius Move or Risky Gamble for America?

• Facts

Donald Trump’s recent entrance into the crypto space has ignited a robust discussion and debate, focused on possible upside and major downside. DeliciousNFT.com is here to break it all down, serving up the no-BS NFT-related analysis you need to understand what Trump’s pro-crypto position really means. Is it a shrewd...

Paradigm's Post-FTX AI Gamble: Genius Move or Risky Bet?

Paradigm's Post-FTX AI Gamble: Genius Move or Risky Bet?

• Commentary

Paradigm's back in the game. And they're playing big. Smarting from their FTX investment, they’re fresh off the news that they’ve led a $50 million Series A for Nous Research. This company, though, is plunging in neck-deep into the shadowy realm of decentralized AI. Or, if they’ve lost that credibility...

3 Reasons Crypto Traders' SEC Gamble Could Backfire Spectacularly

3 Reasons Crypto Traders' SEC Gamble Could Backfire Spectacularly

• Commentary

The crypto traders, emboldened perhaps by a sense that the regulatory winds are shifting, are rolling the dice on their own high-stakes wager. For months now, they have been pushing the SEC to lead the way on regulation. Yet, they’re looking for more flexibility than Congress is likely to offer....

Powell's Crypto Embrace The Fed's Risky Game With Your Money

Powell's Crypto Embrace The Fed's Risky Game With Your Money

• Commentary

Jerome Powell wants stablecoin regulation. Congress seems newly interested. Consumer protection, transparency – this all sounds fantastic, right? Before we uncork the champagne, let's consider something: unintended consequences. Are we really so desperate to tame this crypto beast that we’re on the verge of accidentally choking it to death.Regulation: Innovation's...

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...