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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...

April's crypto bloodbath – a staggering $364 million vanished! – begs the question: are we witnessing the Wild West of finance, or is this a symptom of a system desperately crying out for adult supervision? A 1,163% increase over March – that’s not simply a rough month at the office,...

Transparency and verifiability are the core tenets of open-source technology, which promotes trust and collaboration. The open-source model has come under greater scrutiny as its impact on security and IP protection becomes more obvious. From decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to artificial intelligence (AI) models, the debate over open versus closed...

I met a man – let’s say his name is Mark. Mark’s just a carpenter, not some Wall Street conglomerate. He invested a significant portion of his retirement savings into alternative coins (altcoins) to provide a better life for his children. Now, he's terrified. He sees the EU's MiCA regulation...

The crypto world stands on a precipice. 2025 is quickly becoming a key inflection point. It will be a make-or-break moment for decentralized finance, as it either blossoms or withers on the vine by the suffocating grip of global regulation. We're told regulation is necessary, that it's the key to...

Each year, criminals walk away with billions of dollars in crypto fraud as they get smarter and better at exploiting the system. So these sophisticated phishing schemes and elaborate Ponzi schemes are just everywhere—pushing people into these schemes. It’s become a wild west for scams, taking advantage of unsuspecting people....

Sun-drenched beaches, rich cultures … and, increasingly, a booming center for crypto-driven cybercrime. We’re not just speaking of small time fraudsters. We're talking about a sophisticated, globally interconnected network that's quietly building a house of cards, brick by digital brick. I worry that house is about to fall down. If...

$9.3 billion. Let that number sink in. That’s the wealth incinerated by crypto scams just in 2024 so far, based on FBI estimates. It’s about more than dollars and cents. It’s not just targeted abuse on a wide scale, it’s ruined lives and lost retirements and the profound erosion of...

2024 was a wild ride, wasn't it? Bitcoin ETFs were finally approved! If you needed any more evidence that the halving event did indeed squeeze supply, now even your grandma is inquiring about crypto. Projecting that momentum onto 2025 misses a key consideration—regulation. That’s the same as driving around in...

The XRP Ledger Foundation certainly skated on thin ice this time, but no less doubtfully. A crypto-stealing backdoor discovered hiding in a popular JavaScript library would have been a disaster. Aikido's discovery was vital. She said thankfully, the Foundation moved quickly and the reported effect appears to be widespread. XRP...