Tag: Newsletters
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
There is much to say about Samourai Wallet’s co-founders Keonne Rodriguez, 35, and William Lonergan Hill’s, 65, op-sec (i.e. “operational security), o [...]
Do Kwon’s Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
“The recent high-profile cases against Terra/Do Kwon and Ripple, with penalties reaching hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, do signal a [...]
The Ever-Dwindling Chances for a Stablecoin Law
Last week, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a joint bill addressing how stablecoins could be regulated [...]
How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s
The launch of Runes, a new protocol that enables the creation of meme coins on Bitcoin, coincided with the halving. Already hundreds of tokens have la [...]
Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin Halving’ Get Higher Than 4/20
Interest in the term has steadily ramped up since the start of 2024, alongside search interest in the phrase “Bitcoin” (which is still below its 2017 [...]
What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge?
That digital gold became the go-to description is likely why we have a mishmash of ideas about bitcoin today; it’s a hedge, a store-of-value, a means [...]
Looking at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Appeals Process
"It is unlikely that oral argument will be heard less than nine months from now, since the Court of Appeals will want to fully review the briefs and t [...]
Hong Kong Boards the ETF Express
“A handful of $BTC and $ETH futures ETFs listed in Hong Kong in December 2022, and today, more than a year later, have a combined AUM of just under $1 [...]
Why Bitcoin Halving Calculators Are Out of Sync
The Bitcoin halving is scheduled to occur every 210,000 blocks, or roughly every four years. This particular event will be executed automatically by t [...]
The SEC’s Suit Against Unswap Is an Opening Attack Against DeFi
The DEX received a Wells Notice from the regulator, suggesting an enforcement action is imminent. While we don’t know the nature of the potential char [...]
'What Are We Waiting for'? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Discusses Moving Crypto Regulation Foward
Known for her fiery dissenting opinions, "Crypto Mom" discusses how the SEC operates, why she wants to see crypto thrive and her "Safe Harbor" proposa [...]
Is the Sam Bankman-Fried Story Over?
"He spent his customers' money and he lied to them about it. Where did the money go? The money went to pay for investments, to repay loans, to cover e [...]
Bitcoin Mining’s Boon for Small Town America
Bitcoin mining is interesting because there might not be that many jobs per bitcoin mine. But you create a lot of external jobs around that. In the fi [...]
What Does Ripple’s Stablecoin Mean for XRP?
It’s possible, facing as much as a $2 billion fine from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple is looking for a new, proven revenue [...]
What a Judge Said About the SEC’s Suit Against Coinbase
"The parties do not dispute that, to prevail on its claims, the SEC need only establish that at least one of these 13 Crypto-Assets is being offered a [...]