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Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years

[Feb 28 5:30 PM] Sam Bankman-Fried's new legal team filed his sentencing memo, alongside 29 different character references and other supporting documents, arguing he shouldn't face a lengthy prison term after his conviction last November on two fraud and five…

Bitcoin ETFs and Crypto Separately Managed Accounts: What RIAs Need to Know

[Feb 28 12:30 PM] SMAs allow investors to get exposure to multiple digital assets within the same portfolio, including novel protocols or tokenized RWAs.

What to Expect From Ethereum’s Cancun-Deneb Upgrade

[Feb 28 12:10 PM] The beginning of "The Surge" era in Ethereum's roadmap sees a range of enhancements to scalability, efficiency and security. Here’s a breakdown.

The Sabotage of Bitcoin

[Feb 28 10:00 AM] “Government agents are not active in Bitcoin developer and influencer circles.”As the war for global monetary supremacy wages on, you have to assume that the state is actively operating information warfare. This means that the state is operating…

Mt. Gox: What We Still Don’t Know 10 Years After the Collapse

[Feb 28 9:00 AM] To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the collapse of bitcoin exchange MtGox, Mark Hunter, author of “Ultimate Catastrophe: How MtGox Lost Half a Billion Dollars and Nearly Killed Bitcoin,” tackles the questions that still remain unanswered ten…

Stacks Creator Ali Calls Bitcoin 'Apex Predator' as Development Flourishes on OG Blockchain

[Feb 28 6:00 AM] Muneeb Ali, the co-creator of Stacks and Princeton-educated computer scientist who's now CEO of the Bitcoin-focused development firm Trust Machines, spoke with CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie on the flurry of development and layer-2 building now taking…

Why the ENS Battle Over Eth.Link Matters

[Feb 27 3:57 PM] The critical piece of infrastructure serves as a bridge between Web3 and the wider web and symbol for the limits of decentralization.

It’s Time to Scrap AML/KYC Entirely

[Feb 27 1:47 PM]

Second EIA Survey Extension Being Pushed With Open Comment Period

[Feb 27 12:10 PM] The current EIA Emergency Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities survey held by injunction would require monthly reporting of information from mining facility operators through July 31, 2024. This survey would require the collection of information such…

Play-to-Earn Will Make the Pie Bigger

[Feb 27 9:18 AM] Despite being ostracized by the broader gaming community, financially-motivated players could unlock remarkable growth in both gaming and crypto, says Leah Callon-Butler.

From Dungeons to Bitcoin Billions: Navigating the Ethical Labyrinth of Tim Draper and Ross Ulbricht

[Feb 27 9:02 AM] The intertwining stories of Tim Draper, a venture capitalist with an unyielding belief in Bitcoin, and Ross Ulbricht, the infamous creator of the Silk Road, present a compelling exploration of ethics, empathy, and the unpredictable nature of the…

Risk Management in DeFi: Paternalism vs. the Invisible Hand

[Feb 27 8:52 AM]

What Spot Bitcoin ETFs in Canada Say About the U.S.

[Feb 26 4:37 PM]

The Blockchain Industry Must Build for the Real Needs of Real People

[Feb 26 4:35 PM]

5 Things Satoshi Nakamoto Correctly Predicted About Bitcoin

[Feb 26 3:09 PM] In a document dump of emails, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator foresaw many of the biggest trends driving the development of the first cryptocurrency.

Layer 2 Is Not A Magic Incantation

[Feb 26 2:06 PM] A common chant from many in this space these days in response to any discussion of changes to the Bitcoin protocol is “Don’t mess with Layer 1! You can just build it on Layer 2!” This seems like a very logical thing to do, right? Why risk the…

The Catalyst That Could 'Standardize' Bitcoin

[Feb 26 8:35 AM] Today in my series called “things people following Bitcoin for the last 13 years have already figured out but I’m presenting as a brand new epiphany”, I wanted to write about a revelation about Bitcoin's adoption, standardization, and normalization�

Looking at Kraken's Motion to Dismiss an SEC Lawsuit

[Feb 23 5:30 PM]

What Reddit’s IPO Filing Says About Crypto Regulation

[Feb 23 2:40 PM]

Scaling Liberty: Bitcoin's Tension Between Ideology and Adoption

[Feb 23 9:30 AM] Since its inception over 15 years ago, Bitcoin has captured the imagination of libertarians, anarchists, and a variety of other advocates of individual liberty and financial sovereignty. To them, Bitcoin represented a revolutionary challenge to…

In Lejilex vs. SEC, Crypto Goes on Offense in the Courts

[Feb 23 9:28 AM] The Texas-based crypto firm's new suit shows how the industry can use “impact litigation” to get regulatory clarity, lawyers Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli write.

The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself

[Feb 22 1:26 PM] ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and advisor Jürgen Schaaf are definitely against bitcoin, but their reasons don’t make a lot of sense.

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s 4th Halving Is Approaching

[Feb 22 10:45 AM] The upcoming Bitcoin halving is going to have a significant impact on the number of bitcoin entering circulation.

Why I Bitcoin

[Feb 22 9:00 AM] Readers of my blog know that I started dabbling in buying Bitcoin in late 2022.In fact, it was the best performing asset out of any of the names I wrote that I was watching for 2023. Similarly, and not to give away the suspense, I added Bitcoin…

Non-Fungible Items; Picking up Where NFTs Left off — COZ Co-Founder Tyler Adams

[Feb 22 6:30 AM] Many have already pronounced the death of NFTs, and in part, they are correct. Amidst the fervor of the NFT hype cycle, we saw huge valuations and sales such as Beeple’s ‘The 5000 Days’ collection selling for a staggering $69.3 million. However…

Why Circle's USDC Is Quitting the TRON Network

[Feb 21 2:32 PM] It could be part of a long-time realignment separating compliant and gray-market crypto, says Daniel Kuhn.

Is Coinbase Safe? Detailed Review & Data

[Feb 21 1:07 PM] Over the past decade, Coinbase has reached millions of cryptocurrency traders and expanded to become the largest crypto exchange in the US. Despite its solid reputation, Coinbase did not avert scrutiny and skepticism. It has intensified in the past…

New Technology Will Have Institutions Lining Up for Crypto

[Feb 21 11:35 AM] The zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine enables real world asset tokenization on a far greater scale, says Colin Butler at Polygon Labs.

When Bitcoin ETFs Are Right for Investors (and When They're Not)

[Feb 21 11:00 AM] SEC approval in January opened up the market to a new generation of investors but there are still advantages to directly owning crypto that ETFs can’t provide, says Eric Ervin, CEO of Onramp Invest.

Is the DOE Crypto Mining Data Request an Opportunity for Energy Innovation or for Political Opportunists?

[Feb 21 9:34 AM]