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If Crypto Has a Capital, This Might Be It
9.4.2025
Let’s be honest—most governments still don’t know what to do with crypto. The U.S. is full of regulatory curveballs—though recent signals suggest that may be changing. In Europe, the rules are slightly better, but the pace is glacial. Meanwhile, Dubai has quietly—and quickly—become the place where...
Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Fights a Pointless War Against Stablecoins
9.4.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the Brazilian government’s proposed ruleset that would outlaw stablecoin self-custody is pointless, as Brazilians will find a way to sidestep...
Liberation for Bitcoin From Equities?
5.4.2025
Last week, with tariffs looming and macro uncertainty unresolved, the move upward felt more like wishful thinking than fundamental confidence. 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...
Latam Insights Encore: Trump’s Secondary Tariff Strategy Against Venezuela: Killing a Fly With a Nuke
1.4.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the Trump administration’s newfound secondary tariff strategy and its application against Venezuela might inflict lots of collateral damage....
AI Agents Could Be Crypto’s Next Breakthrough – If We Shift From Hype to Utility
1.4.2025
Alec Goh is Head of HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of cryptocurrency exchange HTX. In this Op-Ed, Alec argues that the convergence of AI Agents and Web3 holds transformative potential, but requires the industry to avoid common crypto pitfalls. Building Sustainable Value in Crypto + AI...
Make Way for Macro and Geopolitics
31.3.2025
From Saylor’s $10M BTC buy (a rounding error), to Ripple’s lawsuit win, to Solana’s cringey ad, last week’s crypto headlines were dwarfed by the real forces driving markets: inflation, war, and a global liquidity pivot. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter....
Hashgraph CEO — ‘Tokenization Isn’t a Bubble Waiting to Pop’
26.3.2025
I’ve seen my fair share of ‘hype cycles’ — from the dot-com boom to the initial coin offering (ICO) craze — so I understand why there’s skepticism around tokenization. It’s the latest buzzword, no doubt. But having watched past trends rise and fall firsthand, I can tell you this one’s different....
Latam Insights Encore: Libra’s Case Outcome Will Set a (Likely Bad) Predecent for Meme Coins
25.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the recent clarification about meme coins not constituting securities could affect the Libra case, shielding founders from legal and civil actions...
Trump’s Terrifying Tariffs
23.3.2025
Last week as markets wobbled, tariffs seemed to be the consensus culprit. But are tariffs just an easy scapegoat? How Much Do Tariffs Matter? 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...
Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia’s Crypto Power Deal Opens a New Era for Commodity Markets
18.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the recently disclosed use of crypto for power imports in Bolivia opens a new era for the validity of these settlements in international commodity...
UK FCA’s Finprom Rules 1 Year Later: How to Kill an Industry in One Easy Step
16.3.2025
As a lawyer (not yours), I spend a good chunk of my time explaining to businesses why they need to pour half their budget into compliance instead of, you know, actually building something useful. But even in the bureaucratic maze I call my profession, few things have been as spectacularly...
Promises Made, Promises Kept
15.3.2025
Last week America officially started a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, but the Market doesn’t seem to care yet. Last Week Macro Arguably Mattered More Than Policy Trump and macro dominated last week. On Sunday night, Trump posted on Truth Social that he would “move forward on a Crypto...
Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Gambit or How (Not) to Conduct a Bitcoin Revolution
11.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines President Nayib Bukele’s behavior regarding the commitments El Salvador has made under the IMF deal, choosing to remain vague rather than...
Why Memes May Be The Most Valuable RWAs We Ever Tokenize
8.3.2025
In a series of events that could arguably be mistaken with the plot of a blockbuster sci-fi film, crypto’s collective community has given new meaning to the phrase “we’re so back”. Having journeyed to hell and back, we’ve seen the thorn in crypto’s side, Gary Gensler, swiftly ousted in light of...
A Red Week With a Silver Lining
8.3.2025
Red dominated the crypto charts last week, but beyond the market sell-off, one positive is that meme coin mania may finally be losing steam. 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...
The Left’s Fear of Financial Freedom: Elizabeth Warren’s Letter to David Sacks
8.3.2025
Senator Elizabeth Warren has launched yet another attack on cryptocurrency, this time targeting David Sacks, President Trump’s appointed Crypto Czar, with accusations that reveal more about her hostility toward free markets than any genuine concern for ethics. Elizabeth Warren’s Latest Attempt...
ETH Denver: What Really Happened
6.3.2025
Twenty-five thousand enthusiastic fans from all over the world converged on the Mile High City last week, but murmurings of a leadership vacuum at the Ethereum Foundation persisted. Breaking Down ETH Denver: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Even before flying into Denver, Colorado last Wednesday,...
Latam Insights Encore: IMF’s Deal Is Clear: Want Funds? Drop Bitcoin!
4.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the dynamics between the IMF and the Salvadoran government can serve as a framework for countries seeking to engage with bitcoin and...
From LIBRA to Bybit, but Still Bullish
3.3.2025
A meme coin scandal from a nation state, a record breaking exchange hack, and market volatility—last week was a crazy one. 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...
Latam Insights Encore: Tether Prepares for Business Model Erosion, Doubling Down in Latam
25.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how Tether is expanding both its foothold and its business to pivot from a model that is on the verge of a dramatic expansion to...