‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school
13.4.2025
Lomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author Saifedean Ammous to introduce a new curriculum focused on Bitcoin and Austrian economics. Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, is developing...
NFT trader faces prison for $13M tax fraud on CryptoPunk profits
13.4.2025
A non-fungible token (NFT) trader could face up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to underreporting nearly $13 million in profits from trading CryptoPunks, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.Waylon Wilcox, 45, admitted to filing false...
How to build an AI crypto trading bot with custom GPTs
13.4.2025
AI is transforming how people interact with financial markets, and cryptocurrency trading is no exception. With tools like OpenAI’s Custom GPTs, it is now possible for beginners and enthusiasts to create intelligent trading bots capable of analyzing data, generating signals and even executing...
Argentine Stablecoin Markets Soar After Announcement Ending Currency Controls
13.4.2025
Stablecoin trading volumes skyrocketed following the confirmation of the end of currency control measures in Argentine markets. Local exchanges reported a 100% increase in trading volumes, initially driven by selling trends. However, by Saturday, buyers had taken control, leading to rising exchange...
Bitpanda Secures MiCAR License From Austria’s FMA, Further Strengthening European Position
13.4.2025
Bitpanda has announced that it has become the first major cryptocurrency exchange to secure the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). This achievement marks Bitpanda’s third MiCAR license, following similar approvals in Germany...
Argentina Scores $20 Billion Key IMF Credit Facility, Terminates Currency Controls
13.4.2025
The government of Argentina has finalized a deal with the IMF for a 48-month credit facility worth $20 billion to support the ongoing macroeconomic stabilization of the nation’s economy. President Javier Milei also announced the end of long-standing currency controls. Argentina Gets $20 Billion...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Proposes a ‘Maximally Simple’ L1 Privacy Roadmap
13.4.2025
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a “maximally simple” Layer 1 (L1) privacy roadmap aimed at enhancing user privacy on the Ethereum network with minimal changes to its consensus mechanism. The roadmap outlines four key areas of focus: ensuring privacy for onchain...
The Fight for Democratized AI: Tech CEO Calls out Big Tech Tactics
13.4.2025
Travis Good, co-founder and CEO of Ambient, warns about the dangers of closed-source artificial intelligence, emphasizing its lack of transparency and auditability as a threat to independent information sources and user autonomy. Closed-Source AI Threatens Independent Content Creators In a stark...
Bitcoiners were first to realize US economic data ‘was wrong’ — Pompliano
13.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) holders were the first to point out flaws in the United States economic data and position themselves for the potential upside, says crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano.“Bitcoiners were the first large-scale group to recognize the economic data was wrong, and they figured out...
SEC’s Stablecoin Clarity Signals a New Era for Global Payments
13.4.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s clarification about the nonsecurity status of covered stablecoins allows businesses utilizing them to operate without the stringent regulations applied to securities. This is an opinion editorial written by Nathaniel Luz, the co-founder & CEO...
Scottish School to Accept Bitcoin for Tuition
13.4.2025
Lomond School, a Scottish boarding school, will begin accepting bitcoin for tuition payments, up to $49,711 (£38,000) annually, starting this autumn. The school, claiming to be the first United Kingdom private school to do so, will convert the bitcoin to British pounds to manage currency risk....
You Get a Tariff!!
13.4.2025
Last week’s tariff announcement caused recession fears, market chaos, and cries of economic suicide. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. America’s New Potential Tariff...