Crypto is having a breakaway moment, and it might not stop until it’s running parallel with gold as the most favored method for future-proofing assets. The combination of the recent downgrading of US credit, Ripple’s win over the SEC, and BTC’s announcement that it will soon be halving has at least one Wall Street executive…
What does it look like when a country fully embraces cryptocurrency? We need look no further than El Salvador to find the answer, as the country has adopted bitcoin as an official currency, provides free of charge education opportunities to its citizens, and is quickly becoming the mecca for cryptocurrency tourism. The results, while predictable…
The presidential race for 2024 is starting to heat up, and with it, some candidates are taking strong stances on cryptocurrency. Chief among them is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., nephew to President John F. Kennedy and now second in the race for the Democratic nomination. While the Democratic establishment will likely do whatever it can to…
For years, Russians have turned to cryptocurrency as a way to cushion themselves against the volatile fluctuations of the ruble and the country’s overall economic instability. A recent study found that Russians own more wealth in cryptocurrency than they do in gold or mutual funds, with 6% of Russians adopting cryptocurrency as of 2023. Perhaps interpreting this as a…
In a sign of growing adoption, workers around the world are opting to be paid in cryptocurrency rather than exclusively in fiat currency. Interest in opting into crypto salaries is surging as the public becomes more familiar with cryptocurrency and more wary of volatile fiat currencies in the throes of inflation. It’s happening faster in…
The cryptocurrency market came alive this past week following a series of applications to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for new crypto on-ramps. While none of them have been approved yet, the interest from investors of all sizes drove the market to its highest rate of growth since July 2022. The excitement began on…
Tether promised $1 in the bank for every USDT minted, and we have records to back up the claim. Today, we ask, does it matter? And if so, why don’t we ask the same question of Tether’s peg, the U.S. dollar?
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…
