Unsurprisingly, the Bitcoin Halving is when Bitcoin’s mining reward is split in half. Halvings occur about every four years; four years because the Bitcoin mining algo is set with a target of finding new blocks once every 10 minutes (more or less; on average 9.66 minutes), which would take about 1,409 days to mine the … Continue reading The Hype Surrounding the April 2024 Bitcoin Halving
On August 29th, 2023, after previous rejection, an appeals court held that the SEC must review Grayscale’s ETF bid. Specifically, the court noted the SEC's decision to reject the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application was "arbitrary and capricious" in its ruling. As per the filings, See https://www.docdroid.net/vrehbKf/dc-cir-22-1142-01208547571-0-pdf, the court hereby ordered Grayscale's petition for review to … Continue reading The Salvation from the Crypto Winter: Appeals Court Rules SEC Must Review Grayscale’s ETF Bid
US: Visa is under scrutiny by the DOJ given its methods of charging merchants for technology it uses to protect cardholder information. Specifically, Visa, as it currently stands, charges cardholders more if they fail to use Visa’s exclusive technology; this, in turn, raises serious regulatory concerns as the DOJ seeks to address. ARGENTINA: Pro Bitcoin … Continue reading Recents . . . in crypto!
Currently, crypto has become more of a wild west than ever before. With the lack of federal clarity, crypto has been much of a free-for-all, leaving investors to suffer losses due to terrorist financing, money laundering, and fraudulent actors like FTX (thanks, Sam Bankman Fraud) and Celsius. We have heard growing calls for regulation… but … Continue reading The Clock is Ticking but what Regulatory Avenue to Take?
A decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, is a blockchain-based form of organization or company that is often governed by a native crypto token. Holders of these tokens gain the ability to vote on important matters directly related to the DAO. DAOs typically use smart contracts to coordinate the efforts and resources of many towards common … Continue reading Legal Liability for DAOs
Crypto has had quite the year with uncertainty continuing into the new year. However, any novel sort of game-changing paradigm shifting technology comes with booms and busts and natural bubble cycles. Trial and error is necessary in order to create a stable, secure, decentralized ecosystem. That being said, the uncertainty surrounding cryptocurrencies has not stopped … Continue reading There’s an NFT Vending Machine?!?
Largely due to the FTX scandal, the crypto market is currently facing a crypto winter with unexpected lows. Recently, much focus has been on the negatives— the crypto market shrinking by $1.4 trillion, Bitcoin losing 60% of its value, and investor security unraveling to name a few. Undeniably, the FTX case of greed stands, and … Continue reading In the Wake of FTX & Into the New Year: The Ethereum Merge & The Evolution of Crypto
Breaking news in the Web3 space, the SEC is now probing crypto leader Yuga Labs over unregistered offerings, specifically the leader’s NFTs and ApeCoin, a cryptocurrency issued by ApeCoin DAO that was adopted by Yuga. At issue is whether non fungible tokens (NFTs) are investment contracts and thus securities. To determine whether NFTs are securities, … Continue reading Webs Galore in Web3: NFTs in the SEC’s Eye
A Leader in Cryptocurrency Exchange, Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange where users can buy, sell, and trade crypto in the US. Binance is distinguished from other prominent trading platforms such as Coinbase in that it offers global crypto exchange services and offers trading, institutional benefits, and digital storage to more than just US users. Recently, … Continue reading Uncovering the Mystery of Crypto Markets: Binance
At the crossroads of our virtual and real worlds––the online and offline––lies the metaverse. As we try to navigate the metaverse’s technology-advanced, online roads, much of our imagination has enabled us to enter and explore this entirely new world. Indeed, it is our imaginations that set the scope and the limitations of such a world. … Continue reading Is it Time to Set Up Shop in the Metaverse?
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