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As global markets respond to the disruptive potential of decentralized finance (DeFi), one thing can be said for certain: amateur and do-it-yourself (DIY) traders are here to stay.

“Decentralization theater” is something which crops up in my inbox on an almost daily basis. By this I mean the development, release and marketing of software which leverages decentralized infrastructure for one, several or even most of its components, but not all of

As we progress into the digital age, America needs its computer geeks. Yet the U.S. government, rather than mine their ideas and talents, has thrown too many of them into prison. If we want to beat the Chinese and Russians in cyberspace, we’ll need our nerds – even th

5 Top Cryptocurrency Stocks To Watch In October 2021While investors try to find a middle ground between rising inflation and a potentially strong earnings season, cryptocurrency stocks shine. By and large, a notable piece of stock market news today would be surrounding Bitcoin. N

One of the problems non-fungible tokens (NFTs) purport to solve is the idea of “platform risk.” Buy an in-game add-on for a video game and your purchase really exists only on the publisher’s platform; files are hosted on company servers until the game is retired

Every major American issue seems to get sucked into the “red vs. blue” political dichotomy these days, and now it is cryptocurrency’s turn in the barrel. Following somewhat tense recent testimony between U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gens

There’s nothing that screams techno-optimist about U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, the four-term Republican member of Congress from Minnesota. The 60-year-old is a collector of toy trains and tractors. He first learned about cryptocurrency in a book. In a memorable scene from the coro

The frenzied buying and selling of cryptocurrencies remain unstoppable – and they hype will likely grow even further following the launch of the United States' first futures-based Bitcoin ETF.

The frenzied buying and selling of cryptocurrencies remain unstoppable – and that's despite the Securities and Exchange Commission's best attempts to slow the crypto train.

The scariest part of crypto has always been transferring it. That’s all changing with stablecoin usage up 59% since Q1 and the rise of blockchain domain names.

The cultural ascension of NFTs in 2021 has at times appeared as if it manifested out of thin air, but non-fungible token (NFT) technology made its debut with the now-popular Cryptopunks and Cryptokitties back in 2017.

With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issuing new approvals for financial instruments indirectly tied to Bitcoin, the world of cryptocurrency is abuzz with the possibility of an approved, U.S.-based Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) hitting the consumer market.

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The early adoption advantage of something like Bitcoin or Ethereum doesn’t apply. In fact, being a late entrant when the problems of the early entrants into the market are known has significant advantages.

After MicroStrategy (MSTR), the billion-dollar software intelligence company, implored Bitcoiners to urge the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to change its regulatory policy toward Bitcoin (BTC), a wave of new appeals has been rolling in.

The rise of blockchain technology, especially the type used by Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), has caused smart contracts to skyrocket in popularity. For the uninitiated, smart contracts are programmable agreements, or protocols, that self-execute and enforce without the aid of any inter

New ways of managing, transacting and investing our money continue to emerge as the financial world around us evolves. One major change seen in the last decade has come from the rise of cryptocurrencies (or "crypto," if you prefer brevity) – digital currencies that lac

Professional investors are concerned with one thing: returns.

It's impossibly difficult to have an interest in finance without learning what the crypto fuss is all about. You've likely heard stories of people becoming overnight millionaires on the heels of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) price moves, and you've also heard of people losing most of t

To put it simply, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) enable users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies with one another without the need for brokers. Users merely need to connect their crypto wallet to a DEX, such as Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI) or PancakeSwap (CRYPTO: CAKE), select their crypt