Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

How Bankman-Fried manipulated U.S. politics - Crypto Recap

The relationship between Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of the FTX platform, and Long Island Congressman George Santos is the subject of serious criminal charges. We try to unravel a...

The State of Crypto Investment: Asset Management, Family Offices, and Hedge Funds

Cryptoassets have established themselves as a separate investment class and continue generating interest from traditional finance, despite last year’s dramatic failures and the ensuing market...

Bitcoin, the speculative madness of BRC-20 - Crypto Recap

For several days now, Bitcoin has been battling the memecoin storm with the introduction of the new BRC-20 token standard, stirring up the already turbulent waters of the cryptosphere. Despite the...

Finding refuge: US crypto firms in search of favorable regulations

The regulatory landscape for crypto firms in the United States has grown increasingly challenging, prompting many companies to explore other jurisdictions.

Bitcoin faces banking chaos - Crypto Recap

While the U.S. government is busy saving the banking industry, the Bitcoin network is recording a record number of daily transactions. Is this just a coincidence or a sign of fate? We'll come back to...

Social media decentralization underway: the progress of Lens protocol

Social media is becoming an increasingly big part of our lives, both personal and professional. However, even as its importance grows, its structure stays untouched: our social profiles, together with...

FTX: The dark side of effective altruism - Crypto Recap

Recent revelations by Time Magazine have highlighted the links between the effective altruism movement and the FTX fraud scandal. Prominent figures in the movement have been accused of aiding and...

The Key Factors Affecting Ethereum's Value Proposition

Macroeconomic factors are often the driving force behind $ETH price, but they are not the only one. The technical evolution of the blockchain, as well as the development of its ecosystem, are key to...

Europe pioneers cryptocurrency regulation - Crypto Recap

While European lawmakers this week confidently passed the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation to regulate the industry in the European Union, their American counterparts remain mired in wrangling and...

Gary Gensler vs Crypto industry: The battle escalates

The chasm between the US crypto industry and the SEC has never been so wide. After years of mutual accusations, it looks like both sides have reached the point of no return. SEC Chair Gary Gensler,...

Ethereum, the consequences of Shapella - Crypto Recap

After unbearable suspense, which has lasted since 2020 for some, the long-awaited update to Ethereum, dubbed Shapella, was successfully deployed this week. This resulted in the release of over 18...

Can DeFi be AML-compliant? Fresh methods for the new technology

Anti-money laundering compliance is one of the most critical topics in crypto, and the recent report published by the US Treasury only added to its significance... without, however, bringing any...

Binance in US crosshairs - Crypto Recap

Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao are being sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for allegedly violating federal laws and failing to register the platform in the US. This comes a month...

The big American crypto crackdown

The US regulators are getting serious about the crypto industry, and not in the way its players would have hoped for. Since crypto’s inception, only a few cases of regulatory attacks on the sector...

DeFi insurance: navigating decentralized finance’s risks

As the flaws of centrally managed financial companies are once again all over the headlines, decentralized finance, or DeFi, can seem like a promising way to fix them. It’s not. At least for the...

Circle: Which bank will host the USDC? - Crypto Recap

Who would have thought that the US regulator would guarantee stablecoins? In the wake of successive U.S. bank failures in recent days, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department and the FDIC have...

US banks collapse and its impact on the crypto space

Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature. Last week not one, but three US banks failed. All three were mostly catering to tech and crypto startups, and their collapse can have a profound impact on...

Silvergate bankruptcy, who benefits? - Crypto Recap

The cryptocurrency ecosystem's historic banker, Silvergate Bank, has made its liquidation official following financial difficulties in 2022, with a promise to refund all of its customers' deposits in...

Silvergate, is the crypto banker on the precipice? - Crypto Recap

Silvergate, the cryptosphere-favored banker and influencer in the decentralized finance industry is showing signs of strain. The company lost $1 billion in the last quarter of last year and seems to...