Bolivia’s Central Bank (BCB) signed an agreement with El Salvador’s National Commission for Digital Assets (CNAD) to leverage El Salvador’s expertise in crypto regulation and integration. This partnership seeks to modernise Bolivia’s financial system as the Bolivian currency faces pressure. The agreement establishes a framework for ongoing cooperation without aContinue Reading

Hougan critiques traditional finance’s inefficiencies and the dollar’s long-term decline as unsustainable for investors. He argues crypto offers better speed, yield, and access, already outperforming legacy systems in niche use cases. Examples like Yellowcard and Stripe signal how digital assets are evolving into foundational financial infrastructure. Matt Hougan, Chief InvestmentContinue Reading

YouTuber Andrei Jikh challenged XRP’s viability, questioning why Ripple’s claimed 300+ bank partnerships haven’t produced significant on-chain transaction volume over 13 years. Jikh raised concerns about XRP’s volatility making it impractical as a bridge asset, especially when stablecoins are increasingly preferred for cross-border transfers. Ripple CTO David Schwartz responded byContinue Reading

Aussie crypto analyst, Pav Hundal, believes the release of the Whitehouse’s crypto working group report will trigger an increase in Bitcoin volatility as investors look to reposition based on proposed policy changes. Hundal noted that Bitcoin’s annualised volatility is currently at multi-year lows, suggesting volatility is poised to increase givenContinue Reading

Ethereum’s decade-long evolution has transformed it from an ICO experiment to the dominant smart contract platform supporting DeFi, NFTs, and stablecoins. The Merge helped cut Ethereum’s energy use by 99%, but challenges around scaling and regulation still remain. Ethereum maintains dominance in DeFi and NFTs, but must innovate quickly amidContinue Reading

US and Chinese negotiators concluded trade talks in Stockholm without a concrete agreement to extend their tariff ceasefire past August 12. The decision now rests with President Trump, with a potential return to high tariffs threatening global markets. The US Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, kept its benchmarkContinue Reading

Roman Storm did not testify in his Manhattan trial over allegations he enabled US$1B in crypto laundering. His defence argued Tornado Cash was a decentralised privacy tool misused by hackers, and he did not control or profit from the activity. Prosecutors highlighted a 2019 meme T-shirt as evidence of intent,Continue Reading