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Bitcoin Breaks Below $100K But Stablecoin Inflows Hint at Quiet Re-Risking
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Bitcoin Breaks Below $100K But Stablecoin Inflows Hint at Quiet Re-Risking
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Whales Accumulate as Crypto Range Narrows Amid Macro Tailwinds
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BTC Consolidates, ETH Supply Shrinks as Crypto Awaits New Demand
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Crypto Holds Steady Amid Easing Global Risk, Policy Tailwinds
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"Santa Claus Rally": Bitcoin vs. Gold
The Santa Claus rally may be coming early this year—but which asset will top the nice list? As gold inches toward record highs and Bitcoin holds above $100K, investors are weighing tradition against innovation.
Can Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Dividend Spark the Next Crypto Bull Run?
As Trump’s “tariff dividend” proposal fuels both market optimism and legal uncertainty, crypto traders eye a new liquidity wave while the Supreme Court questions his authority on tariffs.
"Buy the Dip" Traders Rush Into Bitcoin
Investors rush to buy the dip after a turbulent week, while Ethereum recovered along with Bitcoin, and liquidity bets point to further upside toward $112K for the latter.
Bitcoin Drops Below $100,000 as Crypto Markets Extend Weeklong Decline
Leading cryptocurrency falls 11% over seven days amid broader risk-off sentiment hitting stocks and speculative assets
Liquidation Alchemy: Turning Losses Into Gold
October’s liquidations remind us that decentralization doesn’t make losses optional. DeFi can move risk around, but it can’t suspend the laws of leverage or liquidity.
Tornado Cash Verdict: Co-Founder Roman Storm Found Guilty of One Charge
Storm now faces a maximum sentence of five years for the unlicensed money transmitting business charge after jury was unable to reach consensus on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions
Engineering Human Behavior: The Mechanism Design Playbook for Crypto Projects
How crypto projects use mathematical frameworks to predict human behavior and build thriving communities
Why Scale When You Can Centralize?
Columnist Jon Reiter argues that the blockchain industry has quietly abandoned truly decentralized scaling solutions in favor of centralized approaches disguised as decentralized ones, creating systemic risks that will eventually be exposed when these centralized control points fail.
Who Are You Trying to Protect?
As the SEC loosens custody rules for digital assets, it's not a win for deregulation but a concession to reality. Investor protection now hinges on keeping people inside a broken system, not perfecting it.
Kalshi, State Regulators & Freedom to Speculate
Kalshi’s clash with state regulators highlights a looming question in U.S. law: Can federal licenses override state restrictions? The outcome could reshape how decentralized markets are regulated.
Obfuscation Clarity Part 3: Be Careful
The DOJ’s Galeotti gave web3 developers the obvious: no, writing neutral code isn't a crime — and yes, running a money laundering business is. So why is the industry pretending this is news?
Obfuscation Clarity Part 2: Theory of the Case
Developers who also operate businesses around non-custodial software can no longer pretend they're immune from money transmission laws. The courts are drawing clear lines, and many in crypto are standing on the wrong side of them.
Blockcast 79 | Licensed to Shill VII: Token Listings, Market Makers & Regulation, ft. Gracie Lin (CEO, OKX Singapore)
OKX Singapore CEO Gracie Lin joins Licensed to Shill for a discussion on how exchanges, foundations, and market makers should align on standardized due diligence to protect investors and build a sustainable token ecosystem.
Blockcast 78 | Jeff Feng Talks Sei Network's Vision for the Future of Trading
Sei Labs co-founder Jeff Feng unpacks the core value of blockchain as a trading engine, the strategic importance of Singapore's talent pool, and how high-speed infrastructure is quietly powering the next wave of Web3 in gaming, social, and even genetic data.
Blockcast 77 | Trends, Tokenization & Treasuries: Cardano's Frederik Gregaard Talks Enterprise Adoption
Gregaard also touched on how quantum security and AI integration are set to play an increasingly important role in building resilient, future-proof blockchain networks.
Blockcast 76 | Bridging TradFi & Crypto: Reap's Daren Guo on Stablecoin Innovation
Stablecoins could become the backbone of a new financial era, bridging the gap between traditional finance and the on-chain economy, Reap's Daren Guo said.
Editors' Picks
Liquidation Alchemy: Turning Losses Into Gold
October’s liquidations remind us that decentralization doesn’t make losses optional. DeFi can move risk around, but it can’t suspend the laws of leverage or liquidity.
From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: How Singapore Leads Global Crypto Innovation
Independent Reserve's Head of Compliance Hannah Puganenthran explains how the city-state's proactive regulatory approach is creating a sustainable foundation for cryptocurrency innovation and attracting world-class fintech businesses.
Who Are You Trying to Protect?
As the SEC loosens custody rules for digital assets, it's not a win for deregulation but a concession to reality. Investor protection now hinges on keeping people inside a broken system, not perfecting it.
Singapore Fintech Festival 2025: Charting the Future of Digital Finance Through AI, Tokenization, Quantum
The world's largest fintech gathering returns to Singapore EXPO on November 12-14, marking a decade of innovation with groundbreaking discussions on next-generation financial technologies
Kalshi, State Regulators & Freedom to Speculate
Kalshi’s clash with state regulators highlights a looming question in U.S. law: Can federal licenses override state restrictions? The outcome could reshape how decentralized markets are regulated.
The Base Layer Identity Crisis: Why L2 Growth Actually Proves Ethereum's Value
Base pays $6,400 daily to Ethereum validators. This buys access to $140+ billion in security—over $60,000 in value for every dollar paid. The problem isn't technical. It's that these value flows stay hidden. L2 success proves Ethereum's design works, but users can't see it.