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Siamak Masnavi is a researcher who has worked to marry his software development and journalism backgrounds. Today, he focuses his legal practice on the interplay between blockchain technology, cryptocurrency regulations, and the macroeconomic trends that define the crypto market. His research will help inform public understanding of the changing universe...

Forget the noise. Pardon the Bitcoin maximalists singing their one-note tune. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) just marked a huge 22% increase in trading volume! Don’t sleep on this amazing advocacy opportunity—now’s the time to look alive! With the market down and global trade wars escalated, BCH was hard at work on...

This has bitcoin currently trading at $104,522 as it dances around a sideways trend while analysts debate its next big price move. The cryptocurrency has seen a drop of 2.09% during the last 30 days. On May 8, it blasted above $100,000 once again, doing so for the first time...

You're scared. I get it. Headlines blast warnings of bloody geopolitical discord, of wars and threatened US engagement, of markets on the edge of collapse. Israel, Iran, the potential for wider conflict… it's enough to make anyone want to pull their money out and hide it under the mattress. What...

In the uncertain new world of crypto, these challenges present a rare opportunity according to Julien Duval, Co-Founder at Crypto for Good. As geopolitical tensions reach new heights, Ethereum (ETH) shows impressive strength, leading Bitcoin (BTC) and the overall crypto market, and signalling the start of a possible altseason. At...

I mean, let’s face it, the market has been a wild ride this summer. One minute you’re riding high on bullish optimism and the next you’re opening your trading app, your stomach in knots as you watch everything crash around you. In all of this FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt), a...

Ethereum is gearing up for a major break after trading sideways below the $2,800 level for more than a month and a half. The digital asset has faced several stops in its bullish impulse inside the $2,675–$2,800 supply barrier. As geopolitical war canvases the globe amidst rising tensions involving Israel...

The co-founder of Avail, Anurag Arjun, applauds the recent move by U.S. regulators to take a positive view of decentralized finance (DeFi). In closing, Arjun points to the SEC commissioners’ vigorous rebuttal of the SEC’s anti-self-custody stance as a bright spot. We get into their discussions on innovation sandboxes for...

These moves are not the first by the SEC against DeFi. It honestly feels like the best shocking narrative twist in a film where we thought we already knew how it all ended. Decades went by as we prepared for the regulatory guillotine to drop. This risked suffocating innovation under...

The DeFi universe accelerates at a breakneck pace, a tornado of technological innovation and price discovery. For anyone intrepid enough to explore this space, knowing the regulatory landscape is just as important as knowing the tech. Recently, something significant happened that could reshape the future of DeFi in the United...