Just think back to the time when people couldn’t stop looking at their screens, trading blocky JPEGs for ridiculous amounts of money. It was the beginning of the digital gold rush, and then… crickets. The whispers started: "NFTs are dead!" Of course, you read the news reports, you saw the...
Let’s be blunt. Whether you’re pioneering the latest breakthrough in cryptography or navigating the blockchain regulatory landscape, Consensus 2025 in Toronto is sure to be an industry-defining experience. I'm seeing warning signs – data points, to be exact – that should have regulators reaching for antacids, not celebratory cocktails. Put...
Have you ever had the impression that you’ve been observing a three-dimensional chess match on steroids. That's crypto banking charters in a nutshell. While big banks are already taking action, crypto companies are positioning themselves for new opportunities, and your financial future is at stake. What are they really up...
Cantor Fitzgerald, a name synonymous with Wall Street savvy, is reportedly diving headfirst into the crypto ocean with a $3 billion venture called 21 Capital. Brandon Lutnick is carrying this torch shortly after his father was named Commerce Secretary. This legislative move is an attempt to capitalize on what may...
Cantor Fitzgerald’s rumored $3 billion crypto play, 21 Capital is good times right now, and for good reason. A publicly listed crypto company placing a huge wager on a Trump return? Whether that makes it truly visionary or a gamble of epic proportions remains to be seen. Let's dissect this...
As FTX, Celsius, BlockFi and others have shown, the crypto landscape is changing dramatically, no longer revolving solely around Bitcoin’s price. Banks, those once unassailable behemoths of legacy finance, are making bigger forays into the digital asset space. You’d be forgiven for assuming that pursuing profits in a strengthening market...
When the Department of Justice (DOJ) published its memo laying out its strategy for conducting criminal investigations in the crypto space, this announcement has sent ripples of panic across the entire crypto industry. We agree that trying to provide clarity is a good thing, but unfortunately this results in the...
For folks working in compliance, the DOJ’s new crypto enforcement guidance sounds like a real sneak attack. A betrayal to every investor who's lost their shirt on a shady altcoin, a rug pull, or a blatant Ponzi scheme masquerading as "decentralized finance." They’re basically telling them, “Look, we’re not the...
Traditional banking. Stodgy? Slow? Outdated? Maybe. On its deathbed? Absolutely not. The unlikely medicine might just be…stablecoins. Specifically, ING's rumored stablecoin project, born from the EU's MiCA regulations. Hear me out, because I know what you're thinking: Crypto? Saving banks? It sounds insane. Here’s why this might be industry-changing —...
Let's be frank. To some, crypto might seem like an intimidating and confusing high-stakes poker game. It’s very exciting, but it’s terrifying if you don’t know the rules to that game. And at the moment, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is dealing the cards in Europe. ING’s potential new...
