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Michael Saylor is down about a billion dollars on his bitcoin (BTC) bet and just stepped down as CEO at MicroStrategy (MSTR), the software company he founded in the 1980s.Being in a tight spot is familiar territory for the 57-year-old Saylor. After the dot-com bubble burst in Mar

You can always buy crypto through a recognized crypto exchange, but have you ever considered the possibility of earning free crypto? Just as freebies are always welcome in any shopping transaction, it...

Applications are open to join the next round of Web3’s version of Y Combinator.Seed Club, like the popular tech startup accelerator, runs a multi-week mentorship program to help fledgling organizations and communities find their footing. The difference is Seed Club “i

After frequent calls from mainstream press agencies worldwide that Bitcoin (BTC) was “finished” because of the recent price drawdown, data shows that a committed core of maximalists are confident in the success of the world’s first decentralized internet currency.

As we celebrate Ethereum’s 7-year anniversary, we can reflect on Ethereum’s evolution and impact on financial technology. Ethereum is doing more than just enabling novel applications and digital art. It is turning itself into a whole ecosystem

Advisors, how many clients have you heard tell you they want passive income? Let me rephrase that – name me one client who hasn’t told you they want passive income?The chase for yield has and will continue to be one of the most difficult challenges an advisor faces fr

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has been in the news a lot lately, but not always for the right reasons.DeFi projects have the ability to offer people eye-popping yields in excess of 10% per year.

Whether you're a cryptocurrency bull or think that most cryptos will eventually fall to zero, there's no denying that the asset class is newsworthy. For every dramatic, well-publicized high, like...

Cryptocurrency might have started out as a Wild West of investing dominated by mavericks, but it's now firmly in the financial mainstream. Institutional investors and big banks treat it as a serious...

The latest U.S. legislative effort to steer most crypto oversight to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has bipartisan support but does little to answer the crypto industry's top question: What makes a token a security or a commodity?The legislation from the leaders

“Bank for International Settlements to allow banks to keep 1% of reserves in bitcoin,” cries the headline on an article about the BIS’ newly proposed regulations for banks holding crypto assets.The article was retweeted by Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, CEO of crypto exch

The Turkish government's ambitious plan to restrict the use of cryptocurrencies to protect the local currency, the Turkish lira, faced a strong challenge from the crypto communities in the country. It’s a rare example of grassroots action effectively pressuring the governme

As the crypto markets evolve, how are regulatory approaches in Asia developing, and what role is market surveillance playing in building resilience and trust in the crypto world? These were the topics under discussion at a recent webinar jointly hosted by Regulation Asia & Nasdaq

Ethereum’s long-awaited transition from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake-based consensus system is just over the horizon, and the anticipation has created a bullish narrative for the smart-contract platform. That’s bittersweet for one very significant group: After th

As the crypto market grows and more traditional financial institutions participate in the crypto market, a crypto market contagion could quickly transform to a global financial systemic collapse.

As we are entering the final weeks leading up to the Merge, there are only a few more tests left to ensure that Ethereum’s proof-of-work (PoW) protocol transitions smoothly to its Beacon proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The most anticipated event for Ethereum besides the Me

A function irregularity on cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad gave leeway for upward of $200 million to be siphoned off the platform, according to one security expert.Steven Walbroehl, chief information security officer at blockchain security firm Halborn, told CoinDesk TV that

There are plenty of alternatives to bitcoin and other big-name cryptocurrencies. If you’re ready to invest in some crypto, consider these affordable options.

There's no shortage of stories about smart or lucky investors making millions of dollars from well-timed crypto trades, particularly in the pre-winter boom years. The people who built the systems,...

This crypto winter has been particularly harsh following the recent collapse of several crypto platforms which have left investors frustrated about how to recoup their assets. Find Out: Will Crypto...