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This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. There’s a refrain in crypto these days that while many in the industry expected crypto to become more like traditional finance over time, TradFi has actually just become more like crypto. Zeitgeisty stocks can trade more like memecoins than based on any sort of price-to-earnings ratio. Robinhood offers sports betting. The president of the United States cryptically encouraged investors to buy on social media before a tariff slowdown sent public markets rocketing. And here’s a new piece of crypto culture to add to the traditional financial world:…
The Federal Reserve’s anti-bitcoin agenda is still raging despite a superficial policy retreat, sparking fierce backlash and igniting a new fight for crypto freedom. US Senator Warns Fed’s Anti-Bitcoin Agenda Still Alive After Crypto Policy Retreat U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) openly criticized the Federal Reserve’s recent actions concerning cryptocurrency regulations in a series of […]
This is a segment from the Blockworks Daily newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “I respect his independence,” former President Nixon reassured the White House crowd at the 1970 swearing-in of Fed Chair Arthur Burns. “However, I hope that independently he will conclude that my views are the ones that should be followed.” There’s no video of the event, so it’s hard to say for sure, but I’m guessing that was meant as a joke. It’s also exactly how things worked out. Burns famously allowed Fed policy to become subservient to Nixon’s political goals, fueling the 1970s epidemic of inflation. The…
11h05 ▪ 4 min read ▪ by Luc Jose A. As international monetary tensions intensify, China is accelerating its offensive against the dominance of the dollar. Beijing officially launches a strategic plan to impose its own international payment system. This initiative marks a major turning point in redefining global financial flows, reinforcing China’s ambition for a multipolar economic order. By directly targeting the traditional networks dominated by the West, this maneuver now captures the attention of markets, governments, and major financial institutions. In Brief China formalizes an ambitious plan to promote its own international payment system. Shanghai becomes the nerve…
Former US President and Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of launching a new NFT collection, following the success of his previous ones.In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump highlighted the strong demand from his supporters for more digital assets. This demand could influence his decision to release a new collection. He stated:“We had one year to sell it out and it sold out in one day. The whole thing sold out: 45,000 of the cards. And I did it three times [and] I’m going to do another one, because the people want me to do…
Crypto custody is poised for a groundbreaking transformation as SEC leaders push for smarter rules, stronger protections, and innovation-driven frameworks to redefine digital asset security for the future. SEC Roundtable Sparks Urgent Calls for Crypto Custody Reform U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioners Mark T. Uyeda, Caroline A. Crenshaw, and Hester M. Peirce, joined […]
This is The Riff segment from a recent edition of the Empire newsletter, where newsletter writer Katherine Ross and other contributors opine on recent happenings in crypto. To read full editions, subscribe. On our minds: Content coins Katherine Ross: I’m of two minds here. First (and this was my gut reaction), I wonder if we really need another segment that lacks inherent utility. And, like I wrote above, is this something that lasts? You all know my background prior to crypto. So you know I’m a big fan of things like fundamentals that can help better gauge value. But the other…
ARK Invest has significantly revised its long-term outlook for Bitcoin, now projecting a bull case price target of approximately $2.4 million by 2030. The report lays out a comprehensive modeling framework based on Bitcoin’s total addressable market (TAM) potential, adoption trends, and assumptions around supply dynamics. The updated target represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ~72% between December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2030. In comparison, ARK’s base and bear case estimates stand at $1.2 million (CAGR ~53%) and $500,000 (CAGR ~32%), respectively. Image via ARK Invest “Institutional investment contributes the most to our bull case,” the report…
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades.On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities. The new focus will center on Layer 1 performance, continued support for Layer 2 expansion, and tackling usability challenges that have persisted in the Ethereum ecosystem.He stated:“Within the EF we will shift much of our research effort toward near‑term goals, aiming to address user experience and scaling challenges in the next two protocol upgrades.”This means the…
This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Since last week, Base’s Jesse Pollak has been very busy posting about content coins and prompting folks in his replies to coin everything, though that’s come with some mixed results. Before we get into Pollak’s bullish thought process, I asked him about the now-deleted post promoting an image of a girl from Hinge being coined. The image was a screenshot taken from the dating site, and it’s unclear if the girl consented to the image being not only used on social media but also being put onchain.…