It’s April Fools’ Day. And in crypto, that matters more than usual. Every year, projects post fake shutdowns, fake hacks, or “we’re quitting” tweets. Some look very real. Others even move markets for a few minutes. So before you panic…
Trading platform eToro has commenced offering its cryptocurrency services to clients in New York, a move that arrives over three years after the company secured the state’s required Virtual Currency Business Activity License, commonly known as a BitLicense. Initially, eToro…
Gold Doesn’t Care. Bitcoin Might Have To. Gold has been a store of value for 5,000 years. No algorithm, no hacker, no quantum computer can melt it down. (I wrote about why gold is still the ultimate safe haven yesterday.…
EDX Markets Holding Company, a cryptocurrency exchange with significant backing from major financial institutions including Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, and Charles Schwab, has officially submitted an application for a national bank charter. This strategic move, directed towards the Office of…
Gold has had a rough few weeks. After hitting an all-time high of $5,589 in January, it’s now trading around $4,480–$4,530 — a drop of over 20% in just a couple of months. For newer market participants, that kind of…
The U.S. Treasury Department has initiated a new phase in the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, a legislative framework established last summer governing stablecoin issuance and utilization within the United States. On…
Why I Still Believe in Airdrop Farming After 8 Years My first airdrop was Stellar Lumens in 2015. All I had to do was prove I held Bitcoin. That was it. I received Lumens just for existing in the right…
The appointment of Jesse Spiro, a Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Tether US, as the chairman of The Fellowship PAC marks a significant development in the ongoing legislative efforts surrounding stablecoins in the United States. This move occurs at…
DEX farming is one of the biggest opportunities in crypto right now. Trading volume earns points. Points convert to airdrops. Some of those airdrops have been worth tens of thousands of dollars. But here’s the honest truth: crypto is hard…
Hong Kong’s anticipated first wave of stablecoin licenses, originally expected by the end of the first quarter, has been delayed as regulatory authorities scrutinize applications for robust reserve transparency and redemption protocols. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is reportedly…