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Avail Co-Founder Praises U.S. Regulators' Openness to DeFi Innovation

Avail Co-Founder Praises U.S. Regulators' Openness to DeFi Innovation

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...

Bitcoin's Retail Frenzy: Is This Time Really Different?

Bitcoin's Retail Frenzy: Is This Time Really Different?

We've all heard it before: "This time it's different." It’s the classic siren song of every bubble, the justification murmured as valuations float farther and farther from reality. So stay tuned, and get ready to be inspired. Bitcoin’s flirting with all time highs and retail investors are diving in like...

PancakeSwap's One-Click Swaps: Will Simplicity Save DeFi From Itself?

PancakeSwap's One-Click Swaps: Will Simplicity Save DeFi From Itself?

The promise of democratized finance. The reality? An intimidating thicket of on and off ramps, utility payments in the form of gas fees and enough technical gobbledygook to give anyone a crisis. To be quite honest, it’s been a lot more frustrating than empowering to the typical citizen. We’ve all...

Crypto's Tightrope: Global Policy vs. The Human Cost of Regulation

Crypto's Tightrope: Global Policy vs. The Human Cost of Regulation

Bitcoin flirts with its all-time high. Equity markets surge. Hubbis partners with Independent Reserve. Headlines scream about crypto's continued rise, but beneath the surface, a quieter, more insidious story unfolds: the tightening grip of global crypto policy and its very real human cost.Come with us as we celebrate the wonderful...

Beyond the Hype: Crypto VC Funding's Real Impact on Main Street

Beyond the Hype: Crypto VC Funding's Real Impact on Main Street

Well, we have all these huge crypto rounds—a $300 million funding round, a $400 million funding round. Hundreds of millions, even billions, of dollars pouring into DeFi apps, web3 entertainment protocols—and even… Dogecoin applications? And, it’s tempting to get caught up in the hype. When you read these statistics, it’s...

5 Altcoins Ready to Explode While Bitcoin Dominates Crypto

5 Altcoins Ready to Explode While Bitcoin Dominates Crypto

Bitcoin is king. We know this. It’s the granddaddy of all, the gateway drug, the digital gold that everyone runs to when the chips are down and the earth starts shaking. Currently, the Fear & Greed Index is at 70 and shouting “Greed!” Bitcoin’s dominance is ominous at 59.23%. Everybody’s...

Zengo Wallet Unveils Business-Centric Crypto Management Solution

Zengo Wallet Unveils Business-Centric Crypto Management Solution

Zengo Wallet recently introduced a powerful new suite of tools created exclusively to make cryptocurrency management easier, smarter and safer for businesses. Their long-term vision for the platform includes even better control, security, and compliance tools specifically designed for small- to mid-sized crypto teams. Zengo Wallet is revolutionizing enterprise digital...

XRP's Moonshot: 3 Reasons Why This Altcoin Rally Is Just Getting Started

XRP's Moonshot: 3 Reasons Why This Altcoin Rally Is Just Getting Started

Forget the noise. Forget the FUD. You’re just seeing XRP finally flex its muscles and this isn’t some flash-in-the-pan pump and dump. This is the start of something bigger. I'm talking moonshot bigger. Why am I so confident? Let's dive in.Tech Upgrade Nobody's Talking AboutWhile everyone else is staring at...

Gold-Backed Crypto: The Altcoin Savior or Just Another Shiny Object?

Gold-Backed Crypto: The Altcoin Savior or Just Another Shiny Object?

Everybody’s screaming ‘safe haven’ for gold-backed crypto, but is the gold in the crypto the forest we’re seeing the trees of? Or is this just a red herring? It feels like a shiny bauble leading us away from more white hot innovation over in altcoinland. Let's be real: while gold's...

Pioneer AI Launches Kora Autopilot, an AI Trading Agent, in Private Beta

Pioneer AI Launches Kora Autopilot, an AI Trading Agent, in Private Beta

Pioneer AI Foundry Inc. recently released the private beta of Kora Autopilot. This non-custodial AI trading agent is poised to change the landscape of automated cryptocurrency trading. Kora Autopilot trades automatically on the Solana blockchain, detecting and trading on the emerging trends of tokens with high volatility and high volume....

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