CoinShares wants a Solana ETF. Great. Additional opportunities for people to get familiar with crypto. Before you dive in, we’d like to discuss some of the more dangerous realities – ones the corporate press isn’t telling you. Sure, everyone wants more staking rewards— like, a lot— but that’s seeing the...
The cryptocurrency community has been abuzz ever since this latest development in the ongoing ETF saga hit the wires. With today’s announcement, CoinShares—the foremost firm in the world for digital asset investment—has joined the fray in earnest. Similar to Nasdaq and Cboe, they have filed a Form S-1 with the...
Naturally, everybody is clambering over each other about the apparently imminent Solana ETF. CoinShares has filed, analysts are (cautiously) optimistic and the price of SOL is, uh… doing whatever it’s doing. But before you pop the champagne, let's pump the brakes and ask the question nobody seems to be asking:...
AI is the future... right? ChatGPT and Grok are undeniably powerful tools. I use them myself. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, are they actually catching everything in the wild west of altcoins? I think not. They are great at processing reams of data, summarizing extensive whitepapers, and spitting...
Earlier this month, European digital asset manager CoinShares filed for a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF). This news follows recent Form D filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted Friday. Notably, CoinShares is raising the stakes by applying for a Solana ETF. With this move, they join a...
Anatoly Yakovenko, the genius behind Solana, recently denounced the prospect of altcoin projects holding Bitcoin as “so dumb.” On the surface, it appears to be a technical discussion of treasury management. Dig deeper, and you'll find a moral question screaming to be heard: Whose prosperity are we prioritizing?Coconuts or Community...
Now picture Sarah, a single mom, putting her life savings into ETH, seduced by the siren song of easy money. She could hear the news, the hype, the possibility of finally breathing easier. Then, the market crashes and panic sets in. She’s been run over by the emotional trading bus,...
Anatoly Yakovenko, the founder of Solana, just recently took a scorched earth approach to altcoin projects that benefit from Bitcoin accumulation. He described these assets as “so dumb,” promoting in their place more exciting, but dangerous, assets such as U.S. Treasury bills. And honestly? He's got a point. As is...
The crypto ocean is big and stormy, filled with waves of hype and tsunamis of pump-and-dump. Amidst this, the movements of whales – those holding massive amounts of cryptocurrency – often send ripples across the market. Recently, Ethereum (ETH) has witnessed significant whale accumulation, leaving many wondering: should you follow...
Solana Labs co-founder and CEO, Anatoly Yakovenko has publicly derided the idea of altcoin projects holding BTC. Charles Hoskinson, the Cardano co-founder, suggested his foundation should trade 100 million ADA into Bitcoin and stable assets. This post is intended as a critique of that proposal. The ongoing discussions in the...
