Crypto Has an Unrealized Opportunity in Asia
A view of the harbor in Hong Kong, which is positioning itself as a crypto hub through favorable regulation. (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
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As Tokenization Takes off, Look to DAOs
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Did President Biden Just Endorse Bitcoin?
The octogenarian politician is sporting laser eyes on Twitter, seemingly unaware it is a symbol of support for the cryptocurrency.
The FTX Hack: The Unsolved SIM Swap Mystery
New rules from the SEC and FCC, and the former’s own SIM swap incident, are likely to raise scrutiny on crypto firms to clamp down on a scourge of identity-hacks, says Andrew Adams, partner at Steptoe.
Ethereum Has Gatekeepers (for Good Reason)
A new, non-standard token standard called ERC-404 circumvented the usual token approval process and is capitalizing on a term with an actual definition.
Ether’s Prometheum Test
The “only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform” is listing ETH in a bold test of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s thesis that most cryptocurrencies are securities.
Welcome to the ‘Bitcoin Era’ on Wall Street
With a roster of bitcoin ETFs already trading, companies will need to figure out how to differentiate their products.
Bitcoin Mining and the Politicization of a Once Reputable Federal Agency
The Department of Energy’s statistics wing is feigning an “emergency” to attack legitimate U.S. businesses and score political points, Texas Blockchain Council President Lee Bratcher and Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring write.
DeFi Shouldn’t Have to Worry About the SEC’s Expanded Broker Rule
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‘Absolute Essentials of Ethereum’ by Paul Dylan-Ennis: An Excerpt
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (CoinDesk)