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The SEC's hinting at a DeFi-friendlier stance. Cue the collective cheer, right? Promises of a DeFi Summer 2.0 are swirling, fueled by Chairman Atkins' talk of "innocence of code," the "return" of property rights through self-custody, and a regulatory "sandbox" for innovation. AAVE, UNI, LINK – they're all pumping. But...

The SEC's shift is seismic. Out with Gensler’s iron fist. Forget Gensler’s iron fist. Chairman Atkins is ushering in what could be DeFi Summer 2.0. As a Singaporean heavily engaged in academia and the broader Asian DeFi ecosystem, I’m ecstatic at the momentum. I hold up a critical lens to...

MetalphaPro, an institutional crypto manager, just made a big bet that crypto markets are headed for a major breakout. Together, they have already received an incredible $48 million equivalent of Ethereum (ETH)! This strategic acquisition was made with the withdrawal of 29,000 ETH from Binance at an average purchase price...

Fine, MetalphaPro just flushed close to $50 million on the ETH blockchain and jumped straight into DeFi. Headlines scream "institutional adoption!" and "game changer!" Sure, on the surface, it appears to be validation for DeFi. Before we uncork the champagne, let's ask ourselves: are we sure this is a good...

The crypto market is heating up again. You experience the returns, you listen to the conversations, and that FOMO is real. Before you start on an avalanche of grant applications that seem like low hanging fruit, let’s highlight some of the landmines. These shortcomings might leave you stuck out on...

The cryptocurrency market is filled with incredible opportunities for investors, but it certainly takes a skilled hand to avoid the inherent dangers within. This article will explore some of these altcoins with the most potential. We’ll evaluate the growth and adoption potential of Arbitrum ($ARB), BNB ($BNB), Bitcoin ($BTC), Bitcoin...

Let's be honest. The whole DeFi space, and particularly yield farming, can seem like the Wild West. From limitless APYs to meme coins galore, the promises of DeFi are out there — so are the risks. As a blockchain columnist with a background in finance, I've seen enough to know...

Remember the dot-com bubble? Pets.com? Yeah, me too. Perhaps that’s why every time crypto rallies, the “bubble” cries begin anew. Come on—are we seriously witnessing the birth of another Pets.com? I don't think so. Far from being another hot, interesting, cool, speculative, FOMO driven frenzy. This time, the ground is...

Let’s face it, the promise of DeFi was destined to fall short by the very nature of the risk posed by centralized custodians. You need to be the one driving the value of your assets. Rather, you opt to cede them to a competitor simply to get into the ecosystem....

Among the first movers on this front is Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson with the new Cardinal Protocol, a Bitcoin DeFi game changer. This groundbreaking development opens new doors for Bitcoin holders to leverage their assets in the rapidly-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem within the Cardano blockchain. To keep all activities...