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About That ‘Gary Gensler for Treasury Secretary’ Story

Yesterday, a publication called the Washington Reporter released a bombshell story saying that Kamala Harris was “likely to nominate Gary Gensler as Treasury Secretary if elected.” Based on unna...

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Mass Adoption Would Ruin Crypto. Keep It a Niche

Crypto would be better off remaining a niche.

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Trump’s Appeal to Bitcoin Miners Is a Wakeup Call for Crypto to Stay Apolitical

Former President Donald Trump is calling for a domestic bitcoin mining industry to develop in the U.S. Perhaps with a bit of hyperbole, the Republican presidential candidate said Tuesday he wants “a...

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Be Warned, AI Crypto Scams Are on the Rise

AI has arrived, and it’s already changing things in the world of crypto. Coders use it to code, researchers use it to research and, unfortunately, scammers use it to scam. That is the finding of a n...

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In Defense of Meme Coins

I get it: Meme coins are dumb. Unserious. A waste of time. They give the impression that the crypto industry is trivial. Full of speculators. Vitalik Buterin is probably right to say the whole industr...

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Uniswap Vote Delay Shows DeFi Stakeholders Aren’t All in It Together

On Friday, the Uniswap Foundation announced it was delaying a key vote on whether to upgrade the protocol’s governance structure and fee mechanism to better reward holders of the UNI governance toke...

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Meet Mike Novogratz, the Political Commentator

AUSTIN, Texas – You might think, given Mike Novogratz’s penchant for wrestling, that he’d pick a team when it comes to politics and take his opponents to the mat. After all, we’re talking abou...

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Everyone at Consensus 2024 Is Talking About Biden’s Crypto Flip Flop. Is He for Real?

AUSTIN, Texas – The biggest news this year at Consensus seems to be the political sea change happening in the Democratic party over crypto. While President Biden’s administration essentially carri...

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Is Crypto on the Cusp of a Bull or Bear Market? Using Consensus 2024 as a Barometer

The question on everyone’s mind at Consensus 2024 seems to be: How the hell should we be describing the current market sentiment? Are we in a bull market? A bear market? On the cusp of another bull ...

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3 Questions About the SEC’s Abrupt ETH ETF Approval

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed yesterday it has approved critical rule changes to allow for exchange-traded funds holding Ethereum’s native token, ETH. A lot of people w...

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