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One Stablecoin, Ten Highways. Makes Sense?
USDC is now live on two more blockchains: XRP Ledger and World Chain. From what I understand, stablecoins aren’t really meant for saving (why hold an asset that's almost guaranteed to lose value over time?). Their main use case is payments. Which brings up a question: why do we need so many transport protocols for payments? * Is it because existing networks can’t handle the...
Can Buying Crypto Make You a Criminal?
Russia’s Central Bank has issued a warning: buying crypto with fiat could get you entangled in criminal activity. Here's the scenario they describe: > “When someone tries to buy crypto through an unlicensed exchange, the platform matches them with sellers whose funds might be linked to terrorism or other illegal activity. The buyer sends fiat directly to the seller’s card - and unknowingly becomes part...
Rootstock: 7 years later, someone found the light switch
Just yesterday, I mentioned Rootstock as an example of how little demand there is for EVM-compatible solutions in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Despite being around for years, it never really took off - which I saw as a sign that the community simply isn’t interested in this kind of thing. And today, surprise - Rootstock Labs posted a job opening for a...
XPL Token Sale Raises $500M – ICOs Are Back?
Today’s public sale of XPL tokens brought in a staggering $500 million. Remember ICOs? You probably thought they were long gone. But here we are – and this one was wildly successful. Honestly, I can’t recall a token sale this big in the past 5–7 years. I thought the ICO model was dead. Apparently not – they raised half a billion dollars in just a few...
Governance Tokens: How Democracy Works in Crypto
When blockchain technology first emerged, one of its most promising applications was transparent, verifiable, and tamper-proof online voting. Today, the most widespread real-world implementation of that idea is governance tokens — digital assets that allow users to vote on decisions within decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). But the further this concept develops, the more questions arise. Is the idea of...
Buy the Rumor, Miss the Point
Yesterday, Eric Trump announced that World Liberty Financial plans to acquire a significant portion of the TRUMP token supply for long-term holding. The market reacted instantly - traders started buying up TRUMP. It’s not a moonshot, though. According to Coingecko, the price went up just 5% in 24 hours. Still, the trend is clear: demand has picked up. But here’s what I don’t get: why? Does...
Coinbase Puts Fartcoin on the Map
Coinbase has announced that Fartcoin is now on its roadmap for listing. That’s… unexpected. Meme coins - especially joke ones like Fartcoin - are usually seen as short-lived. If an exchange wants to profit from them, it lists them at the peak of the hype - fast, before the buzz fades. But in this case, the hype seemed long gone. And...
How to Lose Your Crypto Without Doing Anything
The crypto bill recently approved by the California State Assembly contains a truly unprecedented clause: * If a custodially held crypto account remains inactive for three years (no logins, no trading, no withdrawals), the funds are classified as "unclaimed" and can be seized by the state. When Trump was elected president, I once speculated that the Bitcoin reserve he promised might be...
CryptoCity Isn’t the Victory You Think It Is
The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has announced the launch of a new innovation zone called CryptoCity during the plenary session of the Astana International Forum. Within this zone, cryptocurrencies will be allowed for payments – including goods, services, and real estate. Tokayev believes this initiative puts Kazakhstan among the first nations to integrate digital assets into...
The Investment That Raises Eyebrows
Today I came across a post on X by trader @OzzyTraderJoe. He believes that the 37,229 BTC invested by Tether in Twenty One Capital were supposed to back USDT. I’m not so sure about that. After all, custodial dollar stablecoins like USDT are usually backed by actual dollars, not Bitcoin. Most likely, these BTC were Tether’s own reserves - not user funds. But that’s not even the main...
