Month: January 2025

Finance is increasingly a weapon of war. United States policymakers and our allies focus too narrowly on macroeconomic tools like sanctions and promoting the dollar as a reserve currency when the modern front is evolving. Today, the real battles are being waged on smartphones and in the global currency...

South Korea may be tiny, but it’s a titan in the crypto market. With almost 20% of the adult population HODLing crypto, it can teach us what mass adoption looks like – and perhaps give us a glimpse of our own future. Join us as we pick apart the...

Finance is increasingly a weapon of war. United States policymakers and our allies focus too narrowly on macroeconomic tools like sanctions and promoting the dollar as a reserve currency when the modern front is evolving. Today, the real battles are being waged on smartphones and in the global currency...

Big banks and crypto: will they or won’t they? Top banks on Wall Street have been flirting with blockchains and crypto for the best part of a decade. But thorny and unclear regulations have prevented them from offering most kinds of crypto products and services. Now that the war...

Over the past year, the crypto industry has attracted users on an exponential scale, with monthly active addresses tripling from 70 million in 2023 to over 220 million in 2024. With over 300 chains listed, the ecosystem should be able to cater to the needs of all types of...

Over the past year, the crypto industry has attracted users on an exponential scale, with monthly active addresses tripling from 70 million in 2023 to over 220 million in 2024. With over 300 chains listed, the ecosystem should be able to cater to the needs of all types of...

Quantum computers are the biggest threat to crypto, and they’re coming. Their development may have been slow at the start, but it’s been accelerating significantly in recent years. The recent launch of Willow, Google’s quantum chip, underscores the fact that Q-Day – the day that conventional encryption can be...

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) It’s been a tough month for MicroStrategy (MSTR), the software developer turned bitcoin (BTC) accumulator. Its stock has tumbled almost 50% since November, when it joined the Nasdaq 100 index and peaked at a 600% gain since...

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) It’s been a tough month for MicroStrategy (MSTR), the software developer turned bitcoin (BTC) accumulator. Its stock has tumbled almost 50% since November, when it joined the Nasdaq 100 index and peaked at a 600% gain since...

Ether (ETH), the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, is likely to outperform larger rival bitcoin (BTC) in 2025, Steno Research said in a report Sunday, citing historical trends and Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory. Bitcoin is predicted to reach a minimum of $150,000 next year, up from about $94,000,...