The guidance may foreshadow a reappraisal of the Howey Test, which the SEC has recently used in its attempts to regulate cryptocurrencies through litigation, say Jason Mendro, Matt Gregory and Nick Harper, attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
Crypto has sometimes struggled for real users. AI might finally provide them. Startups should get ready, says Jasper De Maere, Head of Research, Outlier Ventures.
A new blockchain revolution is imminent, thanks to advancing AI and “vide coding” technology, says Dominic Williams, founder and Chief Scientist at DFINITY.
The hack resulted in the loss of roughly 16,000 ETH in potential yearly staking rewards. The event could further encourage users to stake on decentralized platforms, says Bohdan Opryshko, Chief Operating Officer of Everstake.
The former CEO of FTX once again claimed that he's wrongfully convicted as he apparently tries to make the case for a presidential pardon.
While digital asset markets are awash in data, they lack structure and standardization, deterring the entrance of institutional capital, says Outerlands Capital’s Felician Stratmann.
Though it may seem contrary to the industry’s Do Your Own Research ethos that is particularly beloved by purists, successfully unlocking crypto access for high net worth investors and their advisors will propel the industry forward, says Binance’s Catherine Chen.
The Congressional Crypto Caucus is a new nonpartisan voting bloc in Congress united by the promise of this technology, say House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Representative Ritchie Torres.
Trump’s proposal for a five-coin reserve dilutes the value proposition of bitcoin and smacks of self-interest, says Nic Carter.
AI agents are starting to act independently, which could usher in a fundamentally new type of economic reality in which the technology is more than a tool.
The elimination of capital gains taxes on crypto might not be the huge boon to American investors that it would appear to be.
By representing real-world assets as digital tokens on a blockchain, we can begin to generate the kind of daily, market-derived data that has traditionally been reserved for a narrow set of assets, says EY’s Paul Brody.
The fact that the Trump administration has installed many crypto-friendly people in positions of power doesn’t mean that the industry will now get a free pass.
The premium given to the company’s massive bitcoin holdings will exist as long as investors believe it will continue to increase the amount of its bitcoin held per share.
Institutional investors are increasingly allocating to crypto, but the key question is whether to focus solely on bitcoin or diversify across multiple cryptocurrencies to optimize risk-adjusted returns and portfolio resilience.
The SEC won’t be giving up on enforcing crypto regulations, but what it focuses on will be different, writes a former head of the SEC’s crypto unit.
As the transformative technology evolves, the opportunity for Web3 to play a significant role is growing rapidly.
A bipartisan challenge to the SEC's exclusion of staking from ETPs is an essential step to maintaining America’s competitiveness in the digital asset markets.
A year ago, policy gridlock stifled crypto. Now, change is happening with the Trump administration’s stance on crypto, fueling greater acceptance and momentum.
Solana is currently a blockchain ecosystem consumed with heightened memecoin activity and market speculation. The platform’s technical advantages, including sub-second finality and low transaction fees, have attracted a surge of speculative projects, prompting comparisons to the BNB Chain, which experienced a similar trajectory during the memecoin boom. Solana-based tokens have driven high-frequency trading activity, echoing […]
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The right systems and processes must be in place to properly tokenize the trillions of dollars worth of potential real-world assets, says Blue Water Financial Technologies’ Peter Gaffney.
BTC-backed loans could be a great way for traditional finance institutions to engage with crypto at scale, says BlockFill’s Ari Pine.
The following is a guest post from Anurag Arjun, Co-Founder of Avail. Modern tech platforms succeed because they break complex operations into specialized components. During high-demand events like Black Friday, Amazon can scale up specific services under pressure while others maintain normal operations. This architecture has enabled an entire ecosystem of businesses to build on […]
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Leading House lawmakers say the U.S. should move fast on crypto and blockchain legislation.
Establishing the proper regulatory environment is essential; here’s what the territory needs to do.
The 2024 tax year has come to a close, and tax filing season is now upon us. If you’ve been trading crypto, here are some key things you need to consider.
The following is a guest article from Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities. In developed economies, accessing the U.S. dollar is a given. Investors rarely have to consider incorporating USD-denominated assets into their portfolios as the relative stability of their local economies provides a sufficient foundation for financial security. Contrast this to many […]
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DeFi’s base rate for lending stablecoins is a structural shift that challenges traditional finance by demonstrating the sustainability of high-yield, low-risk on-chain money markets, says Index Coop’s Crews Enochs.
The future of crypto looks more like Facebook’s abandoned Diem project than the cypherpunk ethos that Bitcoin started with 16 years ago.
Holding BTC is not necessarily an endorsement, but it’s definitely in the interests of the United States as it looks to become a fintech powerhouse, argues Chip Daniels, chief executive officer of Salomon Brothers.