DiamondLake, previously Diamond Lake Minerals, is on the cusp of a very interesting, and possibly hazardous, expedition. Fresh off a majority stake acquisition by Unicoin, they're diving headfirst into building a treasury of emerging altcoins, mirroring MicroStrategy's famous (or infamous, depending on your perspective) Bitcoin accumulation strategy. Unicoin's CEO, Alex...
Let's cut to the chase. The crypto world loves a good rivalry. It’s the Coke vs. Pepsi of digital assets, and right now, we’re all on the sidelines watching Ethereum and Solana battle it out. Forget the technical jargon for a minute. It’s not only a matter of TPS (transactions...
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has created a challenging situation for public blockchains, potentially putting them on a collision course with Europe's privacy guardians. One of the main tensions is GDPR’s data minimization principle. This principle means that organizations can’t collect and retain more data than is...
The Nobitex hack in Iran was a hell of a lot more than a data breach. That set off a geopolitical earthquake, and we’ll be living under the aftershocks for decades. The real motives behind Iran’s next crypto crackdown. The protection of investors was never the point here. That control,...
Meet Aissata, a single mom living in Dakar, Senegal. She scrupulously puts away each franc, hoping to start a small enterprise and provide for her children’s future beyond the harsh realities of today. Her constituency is cut off from traditional banking, weighed down by exorbitant fees and red tape. All...
Namely Ethereum (ETH), which is once again trading above $2,500. This growth is propelled by greater regulatory clarity, the recent approval of Ethereum ETFs, and a broader understanding of its imperative function in the future of tokenized finance. After facing resistance near $2,800, Ethereum rebounded from a support zone at...
Excitement around a prospective XRP Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) swells with the support of pro-crypto policy and as positive market projections emerge. Limited by the Trump administration’s stance on digital assets, optimism is somewhat stifled. Now people are predicting a spike in trading activity as soon as we get that...
Just taken in their own, the words seem a bit like something dreamed up in a Silicon Valley boardroom, offering inexpressible wealth and democratized finance. JPMorgan and Standard Chartered are bandying about numbers such as eight billion dollars in expected inflows. Let’s face it—when we hear those numbers, do we...
The crypto world is buzzing. An XRP ETF? Seriously? After years of regulatory doom and gloom and SEC litigation, it almost seems too good to be true. Let's be honest: this isn't just about XRP. At stake is the balance of power and politics, and how digital assets will be...
The enthusiasm about Ethereum getting up to $10,000 by 2025 is hitting a fervor. Analysts such as Ash Crypto are catching fire, illustrated by Scott Matherson over at Bitcoinist. They see institutional buying, possible SEC approval of ETH staking for ETFs and a deflationary supply as particularly strong catalysts. Of...
