It has been said that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is akin to a mafia with Gensler as the capo. Problems are resolved under the table, schmoozing with the boss behind closed doors, rather than following basic, knowable rules. Bloomberg’s Matt Levine puts it this way, referring to a September speech that Gary Gensler,…
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Another year, another bout of year-end predictions. Cointelegraph and CoinDesk have each come out with a list of 10 predictions for 2023. Let’s distill those predictions down and make them a bit easier to digest. And since it’s readily on hand, we’ll start things off by looking back at our own forecast made twelve months ago. Here’s…
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If you’re currently working with Preferred Trust Company (PTC) as your custodian, there are several reasons to consider transferring your assets to our other custodial partner, Equity Trust Company (ETC)…
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Instead of letting us announce how crypto exploded into the new year, it seems the trend for the market in 2022 erred on the side of implosion. Our picks cover start to bottom the supposed collapse of crypto. Did it really? #1 Ethereum PoW-to-PoS change FTX was a close tie-in for the top slot for…
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Unpacking Elizabeth Warren’s latest jab towards crypto regulation is… well, as messy as unpacking any of Elizabeth Warren’s jabs. For starters, let us refer to this Guardian piece which tells us Warren is an expert on “consumer protection and economic inequality”. So far so good. Cryptocurrencies, after all, exist to provide financial protection and equality. The bill…
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Coindesk contributor George Kaloudis comments on the latest Bitcoin critique from the European Central Bank (ECB) from a Greek-American perspective. Why is that important? Well, as Kaloudis reminds, the ECB was in the middle of one of the biggest screw-ups of the modern banking system. As Greece entered the eurozone, it was plunged into an infamously uncomfortable…
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Today, we examine two viewpoints from two noteworthy figures regarding crypto. One is Wall Street notable Thomas Lee, a fund manager who co-founded Fundstrat Global Advisors. The other is a name you’re probably familiar with: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, colloquially known as CZ. Both say some things we agree with, and some we don’t necessarily.…
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A panel of financial experts distills the lessons learned from the FTX collapse into four easy-to-follow guidelines that everyone can benefit from, whether or not their savings are diversified with cryptocurrencies…
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The FTX collapse created a lot of FUD in the cryptocurrency market, damaging the trust between individuals and . I wanted to explain how BitIRA helps ensure your clear ownership…
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Does the failure of FTX mean the end of the crypto market? I’d argue absolutely not — and furthermore, I believe it’s an encouraging sign…
