The SEC’s new enforcement priority against crypto custody for institutions is sounding the alarm. The narrative emphasizes the need to protect investors. Yet, the reality shows a regulatory overreach that threatens to snuff out innovation in its cradle. We’re not speaking about a little course correction; this is a possible...
Mantle on Coinbase's roadmap. Big deal, right? Just another token seeking an international donor ex-boyfriend funding stream. But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find something much more promising and important. This isn’t merely focused on Mantle. It’s not so much about the specific case, but the crypto industry as...
The ink has hardly dried on the legislation, and already the champagne corks are popping in the DeFi universe. As a compromise, Congress did roll back the new digital asset reporting obligations for many DeFi brokers. Yet this move is being heralded as a breakthrough, a spark for innovation. If...
The DraftKings settlement. $10 million. Reignmakers NFTs. These words may seem like something out of a tech-y, Silicon Valley corner of the internet, but get prepped to be surprised. This is not only the death knell for digital sports cards, but a clear, flashing red light for the entire crypto...
We’ve all been hearing a lot lately about the latest crypto regulations, government crackdowns on big crypto exchanges, and politicians posturing about how they’re protecting investors. While everyone's focused on the big players, a far more insidious threat is quietly growing, fueled by artificial intelligence, and it's slipping right through...
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...
On the home front, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has just removed significant barriers to bank engagement with crypto. If upheld, this decision will be a sea change in balancing traditional finance with the emerging world of digital assets. This action has been prompting banks...
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...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to sing a different song when it comes to crypto crime. Is that a sign of a full-blown retreat from the digital asset space, or a move to more high-level, strategic thinking? FakeBollinger.com is here to cut through all the fluff and hype...
