Op-Ed
Why Crypto Exchanges Should Lower Their Fees and Profit Margins
The crypto industry has yet to evolve from exchanges which are nothing more than digital banks in reality. A couple are taking bold moves to slash their fees but how many others will...
Is a Blockchain Based Future in China Really a Good Thing?
Crypto markets are still cooling off from a massive bout of FOMO that originated from China last month. The state’s new endorsement of blockchain technology sent a shock wave of...
Could China’s War on Cash Herald a New Global Crypto Revolution?
There are no mixed signals with regards to blockchain and crypto coming from China at the moment. The People’s Republic is full steam ahead on distributed ledger technology as it...
Will China Adopt Blockchain for its Social Credit System?
They said blockchain would bring freedom by challenging world governments and greedy financial institutions. But what if blockchain is the ideal tool to enable totalitarianism? What if...
Is China’s Blockchain Future A Brave New World Or Orwellian...
Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping nailed his colors firmly to the blockchain post, urging accelerated adoption of the technology. The announcement excited investors in...
Are Bitcoin Day Traders Playing The Pump And Dump Game?
Bitcoin has been consolidating for a month, yet micropatterns have emerged even though the chart has been relatively flat. Today another predictable plunge has taken BTC back below $8k...
How a Generational Paradigm Shift Will Confirm Bitcoin Safe Haven...
The bitcoin safe haven debate has been raging recently as global recession fears mount. Central banks and governments are actively putting the brakes on their economies in order to...
Will The Next World Reserve Currency Be a Crypto?
The US-China trade war could become dire at any point and the two largest economies might weaponize their national currencies through devaluation. But does this inspire any confidence...
What Does Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Account Hack Mean For Bitcoin?
Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, had his personal Twitter account hacked this week. Whilst in control of the account, the hackers posted a bizarre stream of messages including...
Bitcoin Cannot be Banned, But Can it Be…?
On Tuesday, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo said that the US couldn’t technically ban Bitcoin, given that it is a global innovation. However, in theory, there does exist...
Did Erik Finman Really Just Brief Congress on Bitcoin?
Erik Finman, the famous kid who became one of the first teenaged crypto millionaires, briefed congressional representatives on Bitcoin yesterday – or so he says. He even posted a...
Roubini vs Hayes: A Breakdown of the Tangle in Taipei
BitMEX has finally released the unedited video of its CEO, Arthur Hayes, debating noted economist, Nouriel Roubini, at the Asia Blockchain Summit earlier this month. The 53-minute...