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SIFMA's Crypto Call: 3 Reasons Why Wall Street's Plan Could Save Crypto

SIFMA's Crypto Call: 3 Reasons Why Wall Street's Plan Could Save Crypto

The crypto world is a wild west. We've all seen the headlines: scams, rug pulls, and enough volatility to make a seasoned Wall Street trader queasy. For as long as crypto has existed, many in the community have celebrated their decentralization, freedom from traditional finance values. This hands-off approach has...

Theo's $20M: DeFi for Everyone or Just Wall Street 2.0?

Theo's $20M: DeFi for Everyone or Just Wall Street 2.0?

Theo's $20 million funding round is making waves, promising to bring "Wall Street grade trading strategies to everyday investors." Are we really democratizing finance after all? Or are we just building a fancier, flashier, more expensive version of the status quo? Are we talking about gourmet street food, or a...

Theo's $20M: Is Wall Street's Crypto Embrace a Trojan Horse?

Theo's $20M: Is Wall Street's Crypto Embrace a Trojan Horse?

Theo just bagged $20 million. Good for them. Hack VC, Anthos Capital… the usual suspects. Only to turn around and see Citadel, Jane Street, JPMorgan, etc. hiding out in the “angel investor” category. Here’s where it starts to get interesting, and to be honest, downright creepy. Are we honoring honest...

Wall Street's Newest Bitcoin Giant: Twenty One Arrives!

Wall Street's Newest Bitcoin Giant: Twenty One Arrives!

Twenty One is definitely one to watch when it comes to innovative takeaways for the Bitcoin space. This isn't just another company dabbling in crypto. It's a full-fledged Bitcoin accumulation machine backed by some serious players. No one’s interested in just testing the waters! Twenty One in particular is going...

Wall Street's Bitcoin Bet: 3 Hidden Risks Nobody Is Talking About

Wall Street's Bitcoin Bet: 3 Hidden Risks Nobody Is Talking About

Wall Street is at it again, folks. This time, they’re going deep on Bitcoin! To achieve this, they’re creating a new publicly traded entity named Twenty One through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners (CEP). On the surface this seems like a big win and yet another step towards bringing...

Is This Bitcoin Treasury Wall Street's Savior or Next Meltdown?

Is This Bitcoin Treasury Wall Street's Savior or Next Meltdown?

Wall Street is buzzing. It’s a second Bitcoin play going public, offering to make its investors wealthy beyond imagination and to change the way finance works. Backed by Tether and SoftBank, Twenty One is on a mission to become the next MicroStrategy. They aim to use a huge Bitcoin treasury...

Twenty One to Launch Third-Largest Bitcoin Treasury on Wall Street

Twenty One to Launch Third-Largest Bitcoin Treasury on Wall Street

Twenty One, for example, is preparing to bring the first big Bitcoin treasury to Wall Street. They’ll pursue a strategy in the vein of Michael Saylor’s move with MicroStrategy (MSTR). At the same time, the company looks to foster Bitcoin adoption on a corporate and sovereign level.Tether’s affiliated exchange, Bitfinex,...

Theo's $20M Gambit: DeFi's Savior or Another Wall Street Trojan Horse?

Theo's $20M Gambit: DeFi's Savior or Another Wall Street Trojan Horse?

Twenty million dollars. That's a lot of money. Theo touched on the importance of democratizing access to institutional-grade trading strategies. This important turn of events works to our advantage, the little retail crypto investor. But before we get too excited about a possible leveling of the playing field, let’s pump...