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Can Bitcoin Benefit From Trump Firing Powell? Turkey's Lira Crisis May Provide Clues
21.4.2025
Turkey's President Erdogan's experience with central bank interference serves as a warning, as it led to a currency collapse and increased investment in bitcoin and stablecoins
David Sacks Rejects Proposed Crypto Transfer Tax, Citing Income Tax History as a Cautionary Tale
8.3.2025
Following the first White House Crypto Summit, Crypto Czar David Sacks engaged in a discussion with the American entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, during which Calacanis floated the idea of imposing a 0.01% tax on every crypto transaction conducted within the United States. This levy, he suggested...
Beware the Bitcoin Yield and BTCfi Larps: A Veteran’s Cautionary Tale
18.2.2025
Having spent over a decade immersed in the cryptocurrency space, I’ve seen countless projects make grand promises—many touting revolutionary returns and cutting-edge decentralized technology. Today, however, a trend has emerged where “Bitcoin DeFi” or “BTCfi” projects...
Ethena’s risky path: A synthetic stablecoin cautionary tale
10.9.2024
The alternative stablecoin market is evolving, and projects like Ethena are leading the way, with a total value locked of $2.7 billion
Study: Bitcoin Ordinal NFT Sales Nosedive as Broader Market Cools
19.8.2023
The buzz surrounding Bitcoin’s leap into the NFT world via Ordinals might be fleeting. A Dappradar study reveals that trading actions and sales figures for Bitcoin Ordinals have plummeted by a staggering 97% since their May 2023 zenith. This downturn mirrors a wider slowdown in the...
Nigerians’ Rejection of Their CBDC Is a Cautionary Tale for Other Countries
6.3.2023
Nigerians are protesting their country's CBDC and demanding renewed access to paper money, despite government incentives to use the digital currency
Bitmex Co-Founder Criticizes Former FTX CEO for Not Liquidating Hedge Fund Alameda
14.1.2023
The Bitmex co-founder, Arthur Hayes, criticized Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX co-founder, on Friday after Bankman-Fried published his first blog post on his new Substack newsletter. “All this talk about what Alameda did is misdirection,” Hayes insisted. “It doesn’t matter how they hedged...
From Hairstylist to Crypto Trader: A Cautionary Tale
28.10.2022
Silvia was a New York hair stylist to rock stars who became a technical trader in Puerto Rico. Here’s how she got rich, only to lose everything in the crypto winter. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Trading Week