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Riot Platforms just blew that theory to smithereens, didn’t they? Record revenue, ok, but a $1.0 billion massive net loss looking us dead in the eye. Mining costs through the roof. Bitcoin halving biting hard. And then, out of nowhere, BAM! They're pivoting to AI. High-performance computing. Now, all at...

Meanwhile, across the pond, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going hard after crypto. It looks great on paper to be doing that on the surface, doesn’t it? In short, protect consumers from the wild west of digital assets. Necessary, for sure—but I can’t help but think they’re throwing...

The UK is clamping down on crypto. We all know the headlines: new regulations, increased scrutiny, and restrictions on borrowing to buy digital assets. The official line is consumer protection. Is it really protecting people? Or, on the flip side, is it actually stifling innovation and punishing those who could...

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is tightening the reins on crypto, specifically targeting retail investors who borrow to buy. In theory, that doesn’t necessarily seem like a shady policy – after all, it’s just responsible parenting, right? Is it really that simple? Are we protecting people or patronizing them?...

Figure Markets is certainly making waves with its expansive vision for a DeFi-powered future. Picture using your home equity line of credit (HELOC) to margin trade tokenized Tesla stock on the same platform! Sounds futuristic, right? As we strap ourselves into this rocket ship, a critical question looms: are we...

Figure Markets is making a broader play to redefine decentralized finance (DeFi) by bringing real-world assets—and even public stocks—onto the platform. Guiding that vision today is CEO Mike Cagney, who is keen on moving the company to further build that bridge between TradFi and DeFi. Together, their aim is to...

DeFi. The Wild West of finance. We’re sold liberation, democratization and a future without the burden of centralized governance. What happens when the sheriff is a co-conspirator — when the sheriff is AWOL, or asleep at the wheel? What about when the pirates come rolling into town and abscond with...

Among the many projects extending Bitcoin functionality, Starknet is leading the way using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs and Layer-2 (L2) scaling solutions. The Lightning Network BTCPayServer It’s no secret that Bitcoin has a scalability problem. This advancement will open up unprecedented opportunities for decentralized finance (DeFi) and other uses within the...

Let's be real. That romantic fairytale of crypto was born out of the ashes of the 2008 financial collapse. It sold a vision of utopia where everything was governed by radical transparency, community governance, and open-source innovation. It was an alluring fantasy, vowing to tear down the opaque power structures...

With their leveraged RWA strategy Apollo’s entrance into DeFi has been the talk of the town. Are we asking the right questions about this positive trend? While headlines tout "institutional-grade DeFi" and "enhanced yield," I'm seeing a potentially dangerous game being played with retail investors' money. It's like watching a...