In the ever-evolving world of digital assets, Ethereum is facing the squeeze of diminishing demand amid rising U.S. Treasury yields. This is evident in the ether (ETH) staking rate, which is the reward paid...
Perhaps you haven’t noticed but crypto has become a laughingstock in respectable traditional finance, or TradFi, circles. We have transitioned from being the smart, nouveau riche kid at the party to being the clown...
These days, Web3 games are looking more and more like Web2 games. The graphics are way cooler than we knew back in 2021; the gameplay loops aren’t just about grinding; and, as every founder...
Like a ship emerging through the fog, the outlines of regulatory clarity areare becoming visible in many different parts of the world, even though the United States isn’t one of them. From Japan to...
Stablecoins are the backbone of the crypto economy. Transactions involving USD-backed stablecoins reached nearly $6.87 trillion in 2022, surpassing the volumes of Mastercard and PayPal. Despite the crypto winter, stablecoin activity has remained resilient,...
In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrency markets, 2023 has proven to be a year of formidable challenges. As central banks respond to inflationary pressures with rapid interest rate hikes, and geopolitical tensions cast shadows...
Three strikes. But is the SEC out? Yesterday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dismissed its own case against Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Executive Chairman Christian Larsen. This is the third...
At the Financial Times’ recent Crypto and Digital Assets Summit, the director of the FBI’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), Eun Young Choi, acknowledged that “We are seeing cryptocurrency and digital assets really touch...
Shakespeare wrote in “Henry VI:” “the first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” If you work in DeFi in 2023, you’ve likely heard similar grumbling directed at regulators. Gary Gensler may as...
On Sept. 8, Michael Barr, the vice chair for supervision and Federal Reserve governor, said he was “deeply concerned about stablecoins without strong federal oversight.” This is a reaction to the growing recognition among...
