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We speak with Astra Protocol Advisor and former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney about how a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and digital assets can help solve industry challenges.

What exactly does crypto want decentralized autonomous organizations to be? I remember a conversation a few years ago over a few cold ones with a former CoinDesker who waxed poetic about the possibility of DAOs. While many people are willing to be quite reductionist when describi

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against crypto exchange Beaxy last week, alleging it offered an unregistered securities sale through a 2018 initial coin offering, and that it operated as an unregistered securities exchange, broker-dealer and clearing a

Fortunately, we rarely have to think about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, that triangle we saw in school that layers the key human requirements for flourishing. Until, that is, one of the needs towards the bottom isn’t being met, and then we think about it a lot.To reca

This year's Oscar award winner for "best short film" was "Irish Goodbye" by First Flights, a "Film3" company that produces films via crowdfunding models. While the production of "Irish Goodbye" preceded First Flights’ recent implementation of non-fungible tokens (NFT), the

The building at 49 Bogart Street: Steps away from the Morgan Avenue stop on the L train in Bushwick, Brooklyn, covered in graffiti and stickers like most of the neighborhood’s other low, converted warehouses. When I joined in 2016, this was ConsenSys' headquarters, a single

As we head into a future driven by decentralized technologies, it is importance that the crypto market stays with the times and welcomes regulations.

We’re heading into an election year and crypto’s moment on the campaign circuit seems imminent.On March 20, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who will likely seek the GOP nomination for president, announced legislation to prohibit the use of a federally controll

When it comes to next-generation storytelling, Cassandra Rosenthal has a pretty good idea of how far we’ve come on the road to Web3.A film and television producer, she is one of the creatives behind the popular Web3 entertainment firm Kaliedoco, where she is redefining stor

Crypto is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place, and there’s a lot of blame to go around.Choose the culprits: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and their panoply of lawsuits, the U.S. Congress’ i

Regulators have expressed concern in recent years that decentralized finance (DeFi) could pose risks to the traditional financial (TradFi) services sector. Those worries were magnified by events such as algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD’s (UST) collapse and the failure of the

"Deutsche Bank share slide reignites worries among investors" was the BBC headline when everything clicked. It added to the increasingly worrying set of events that have affected the global banking system over the past few weeks: another sign that we may be at the dawn of the Gre

Yuga Labs completed a successful Second Trip last Saturday, providing members of its community with a preview of what’s to come in its Otherside metaverse world that is slated to launch later this year.According to Yuga Labs, about 7,200 players attended the 90-minute trial

On March 23, Hindenburg Research released a lengthy research report alleging in part that the Cash App payments tool created by Jack Dorsey’s Block (SQ), formerly Square, has been rampantly abused by criminals, and that Block hasn't taken sufficient steps to halt that activ

Crypto has always been a divisive issue in the U.S., but never a partisan one. Until now.The Congressional Blockchain Caucus has had a healthy mix of Democrats and Republicans among its membership, and many legislative proposals boast bipartisan sponsorship, including the digital

Crypto has always been a divisive issue in the U.S., but never a partisan one. Until now.The Congressional Blockchain Caucus has had a healthy mix of Democrats and Republicans among its membership, and many legislative proposals boast bipartisan sponsorship, including the digital

Unlike other mononyms in crypto – like the single-named phenomenons Cobie, Loomdart and Hodlonaut – Farokh uses his real name. And he’s not exactly afraid if his reputation precedes him. The co-founder of "Rug Radio," a Web3 podcast and media hub, has been famou

Non-fungible token (NFT) artist Mason Rothschild has been keeping busy since his provocative MetaBirkins project pierced the cultural mainstream and grabbed headlines after Hermès filed a trademark lawsuit against the project.The NFT collection of 100 furry digital handbag

Non-fungible token (NFT) artist Mason Rothschild has been keeping busy since his provocative MetaBirkins project pierced the cultural mainstream and grabbed headlines after Hermès filed a trademark lawsuit against the project.The NFT collection of 100 furry digital handbag

A fundamental debate in the Bitcoin community has been reignited by the recent launch of Bitcoin Ordinals: to build or not to build on Bitcoin?Creating new applications on Bitcoin presents an opportunity to leverage the most secure, resilient and liquid network to build Web3. Fro