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Last week’s rapid collapse of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank has highlighted the fragility of the traditional banking sector while depriving crypto of its primary fiat on-ramps in the United States. Most observers agree that the collapse of SVB, like the one of Silvergate, was largely the result of unfavorable market conditions and poor risk management.  The shutdown of Signature was more controversial. According to multiple sources, the bank was not facing insolvency and had largely stabilized […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chairman Gary Gensler, has been at the forefront of the United States’ cryptocurrency crackdown. In the last few months, the agency has filed several enforcement actions against major crypto companies that allegedly violated security laws. Critics say the agency has adopted a regulation-by-enforcement approach without providing a proper set of rules that fit the unique features of crypto assets. A major source of confusion is the definition of a security and whether […]

The United States has hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and is running out of money.  As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pointed out, the debt ceiling needs to be lifted before June 1. Otherwise, the country risks missing its debt obligations due to Treasury bondholders, thereby defaulting on its sovereign debt. Bipartisan negotiations are underway to lift the debt ceiling, but no agreements are in sight. While Democrats want the ceiling to be raised without any preconditions, Republicans are demanding […]

De-dollarization, or the decline of the United States dollar as the world’s dominant reserved currency, is underway — and it’s gaining momentum.  For over 100 years, the U.S. dollar has been the world reserve currency, which means it has been the dominant foreign currency held by central banks to carry out international transactions and settle international debt.  However, in the last 20 years, the dollar’s dominance in countries’ reserves has decreased from 70% to under 60%, according to the International […]

Cryptocurrencies must reach mass adoption to unlock their maximum potential as a network technology and their value as financial assets.  As with other technologies, the adoption of crypto follows a classic bell curve: Starting from a small number of innovators, it grows as early adopters embrace it, moving into mass adoption as it expands to the early and late majority. Finally, it reaches those lagging behind in its final phase. Since its launch 14 years ago, Bitcoin’s (BTC) adoption has […]

Worldcoin, an ambitious but also controversial cryptocurrency project, has been making headlines since its launch last month. The project collects people’s biometric data by scanning their eyeballs via a metallic orb. Its goal is to create a proof-of-personhood system that allows it to distinguish robots from humans in the budding era of artificial intelligence.  But the project has raised numerous concerns among regulators and privacy advocates around the world due to an alleged lack of transparency regarding the methods the […]

The synergy of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain can revolutionize the music industry by enhancing artists’ creative capabilities while preserving transparency and fair revenue distribution among creators.  AI is increasingly being used as a tool for creating new songs or imitating existing music content. That is why distinguishing human-generated music from AI-generated content is becoming increasingly difficult.  Moreover, AI content is often trained on preexisting content, mostly without its original creators’ knowledge or consent, creating several ethical and legal issues […]