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Crypto Market Recovers as Bitcoin Surpasses $100,000 Amid Regulatory Progress

Crypto Market Recovers as Bitcoin Surpasses $100,000 Amid Regulatory Progress

As you all know, over the last month the bibcrypto-markettopped $800 billion in total value. This development revival is driving forces regulatory breakthroughs, Layer 2 scaling solutions and the rapid expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi). Bitcoin’s price increased over $100,000 by December 2024, indicating a strong market rebound in the...

XRP's Near-Death Experience: 5 Lessons for the Wild West of Crypto

XRP's Near-Death Experience: 5 Lessons for the Wild West of Crypto

The crypto world dodged a bullet recently. This nasty little bug, in actuality a backdoor, made its way into the popular xrpl.js library. This utility is relied upon by developers around the world to programmatically manage operations with the XRP Ledger. Consider it a digital pickpocket, looking to steal your...

Atkins Takes the SEC Helm: Will Crypto Finally Get Clarity?

Atkins Takes the SEC Helm: Will Crypto Finally Get Clarity?

The federal crypto regulatory world is more confusing than ever, with innovators and investors both searching for guidance. Additionally, under Gary Gensler’s leadership, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursued a “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy. This abrupt change angered many and hindered innovation within the crypto ecosystem. A new day...

The Human Cost of Crypto Regulation Under Atkins – Are We Ready?

The Human Cost of Crypto Regulation Under Atkins – Are We Ready?

Put Paul Atkins at the helm of the SEC, and things get nasty. The crypto world holds its breath. We see the headlines: a pro-crypto chairman, ETFs on the horizon, clarity at last! Are we really prepared for what “clear regulation” would really look like? Have we become so dazzled...

Bybit's $1.5B Hack: Crypto's Wild West Needs a Sheriff

Bybit's $1.5B Hack: Crypto's Wild West Needs a Sheriff

The recent news of Bybit getting whacked for $1.5 billion in Ethereum would seem like a surreal fiction headline. Despite its reputation as a crypto wild west, this scenario is somewhere between a stagecoach robbery in daylight and embarrassing highway robbery. While the internet remains a revolutionary, enormous, democratizing force—akin...

Oregon vs. Coinbase: Will it Derail Bitcoin's $100K Dream?

Oregon vs. Coinbase: Will it Derail Bitcoin's $100K Dream?

The cryptocurrency market is always highly susceptible to extreme highs and lows, generally instigated by regulatory movements and legal proceedings. Oregon's recent lawsuit against Coinbase, alleging violations of the state's securities law, has injected a fresh dose of uncertainty into the space. The key question on everyone's mind: will this...

Bitcoin's Second Chance? What the New SEC Chair Means for Main Street

Bitcoin's Second Chance? What the New SEC Chair Means for Main Street

Remember Maria? She poured all her savings into Bitcoin in 2021, seduced by the buzz. Watched half of it vanish in months. She’s not alone. Tens of millions of ordinary Americans have lost their shirts due to crypto’s reckless free-for-all. Could things finally be changing?A New Sheriff In TownThat Paul...

The Shocking Way AI is Rigging Crypto & What It Means For You

The Shocking Way AI is Rigging Crypto & What It Means For You

You feel like you’re playing a game of skill in the crypto markets? Think again. What if I told you that a silent, invisible power is changing the game against you? It’s not some shadowy cabal of Wall Street fat cats, but something far more insidious: artificial intelligence.The crypto world,...

BIS's Crypto Containment Plan? 5 Reasons It's a Tech Dinosaur

BIS's Crypto Containment Plan? 5 Reasons It's a Tech Dinosaur

We can’t let BIS’s Berlin Wall of anti-crypto finance go up. Their new report argues for keeping digital assets and DeFi separate from traditional finance. It’s a strategy that reeks of attempting to regulate the internet with carrier pigeons. Seriously, are we going to contain innovation? Let’s unpack why this...

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