It’s been a week and a half since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Binance followed by a second suit against Coinbase a day later, and the cryptocurrency world is very much abuzz. While the two lawsuits came close together, the charges, and the operations of the companies, are very different –…
The U.S. took a major step backward from being a safe harbor for cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency trading platforms this week with the SEC launching two major lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. The lawsuits attack the trading companies for their operations despite their ongoing efforts to establish legitimacy and comply with the SEC’s unclear demands. While…
With the EU and countries around the world going full steam ahead on drafting and establishing regulations for the cryptocurrency market, it appears that the US Congress may finally be ready to discuss what many of us feel is the future of currency. Doing so will contribute much-needed stability to crypto trading and encourage investors of all…
Everyone knows Bitcoin is the big dog when it comes to cryptocurrency. A single Bitcoin today is worth over $25,000, which is a sizable increase from its 2010 high of 40 cents. This gives Bitcoin a market cap of over $500 billion, which is about twice as much as Ethereum, currently the #2 cryptocurrency. Perhaps…
It seems like anywhere you look these days you’ll find articles declaring the doom of the American dollar. Of course, we’re not exactly facing an apocalypse as some clickbait titles may lead you to believe,but there is no doubt the heyday of the American dollar is coming to a close. The big news is the…
Even though Bitcoin is almost 15 years old, a lot of people still think of cryptocurrency as the wild west, and can you blame them? There has been very little movement from governments around the world to make sense of this new technology. Of course, this could be due to the slow moving nature of bureaucracy,…
Crypto is the newest form of currency, and it’s innovating every day. Gold, on the other hand, is one of the oldest known forms of currency. Yet gold still innovates in its own way, and an interesting innovation for gold we’re seeing today is it joining forces with crypto. Will this be the best of…
Cryptocurrency is always innovating, and perhaps the biggest news right now in Crypto World is Ethereum completing its transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Ethereum is the world’s second largest cryptocurrency network, second only to the almighty Bitcoin, and with this move to PoS, Ethereum is setting itself apart from Bitcoin in a very meaningful, and sustainable, way.…
Did you know the richer you are, the more likely you are to own crypto? That’s according to a consumer study of crypto holders by PYMNTS. The crypto market is down (but holding steady) after the enormous highs in 2021. The people still holding onto crypto must see something good ahead for it, and crypto continues…
We don’t get very many updates to our traditional financial system. Guess that’s what makes them ‘traditional’, but cryptocurrency is a recent innovation that continues to innovate. While the big name in crypto that kicked it all off is obviously Bitcoin, it’s important to look at newer cryptocurrencies and what ideas they are bringing to…
