Opinion

July 6, 2026 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The digital asset industry expected the newest version of the CLARITY Act to drop this weekend but unfortunately it seems the legislation is still under construction. Meanwhile the Senate returns from the July 4th recess on July 13th with hope springing eternal that when the… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 1:51 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

If you could build a time machine and drop in on Benjamin Franklin, what would he make of modern markets and regulations that grant some investors broad access to risk, diversification, and upside while restricting others from participating? That was essentially the premise of a… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, believes the cryptocurrency market is on the verge of a significant shift. In a July 1, 2026, memo, he outlined why he expects a fresh bull market for Bitcoin and the wider digital asset space to… Read More

July 3, 2026 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Executive Board, addressed the Generali Executive Series on the accelerating digital transformation of money, payments, and finance. His remarks highlighted how technological shifts are reshaping the payments landscape and outlined the Eurosystem’s strategic response to… Read More

July 1, 2026 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins spoke at the Economic Club of New York this week discussing the benefits of free markets while stating enforcement at the Commission has too frequently been used as a policy tool. Invoking the legacy of Adam Smith, author… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared “landmark crypto rules” that are said to be designed to turn the UK into a global digital asset hub. In a public statement, David Geale, Executive Director of payments and digital finance at the FCA said the… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Changpeng Zhao or CZ, the founder of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has shared his assessment of the headwinds facing Bitcoin and other digital assets in 2026. He attributes the ongoing challenges to a blend of influences working together, rather than any one isolated trigger. The… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a detailed new article examining program obfuscation, which he describes as one of the most ambitious and difficult goals in modern cryptography. In the post titled “Obfuscation: building the final boss of cryptography (Part I),” he maps out the… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report by Moody’s highlights the growing interest in acquiring a federal bank charter. For years, few firms sought to obtain a bank charter, but the transition to digital finance and the desire to offer bank services directly have compelled more entities to apply… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Bank of England has published proposed rules for privately issued stablecoins. This sector of Fintech may become the new, improved payment rails that provide instant transfers and payments at a lower cost than legacy providers. The rules have encouraged some participants in the… Read More

June 23, 2026 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canada used to be a country that punched above its weight in business creation and entrepreneurship, but in recent years, this quality has declined. Even more worrying, more jobs are being created in the public sector and by non-profits/NGOs, thereby crowding out private-sector development. A… Read More

June 23, 2026 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has distributed proposed rules for the issuance of stablecoins, which have pleased some insiders. Chillimint co-founder and MD Andrew Jones says this is indicative that stablecoins are becoming a story more about trust than technology. ChilliMint is a consultancy focused on… Read More

June 19, 2026 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week the State of California revealed that it had validated sufficient signatures to place the proposed confiscation tax on the ballot this coming November. This means the likelihood the abusive  tax will become law. The tax was created by several economists seeking to  generate… Read More

June 17, 2026 @ 5:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kevin Warsh presided over his first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as Chair this week, as the US Federal Reserve decided to hold rates steady. This came as no surprise to most market observers. The question now is what will happen at the next FOMC meeting, a… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has taken a strong stance against expansive federal authority in the realm of sports betting. In an amicus curiae brief submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Gensler argues that the… Read More

June 14, 2026 @ 8:26 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

Everything You Own Was Built by Someone Who Dared: A conversation with John Tillman on the Capital Ideas podcast is a love letter to the entrepreneur and a wake-up call for America. Look around you right now. The phone in your hand. The electricity running… Read More

June 13, 2026 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SpaceX’s (NASDAQ :SPCX) debut on the Nasdaq marked a historic milestone, emerging as one of the largest initial public offerings ever and drawing unprecedented investor interest. The event also brought into sharp focus a key difference in investment mechanics: tokenized digital representations of shares versus… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) goes public today in an initial public offering that values the firm at $1.8 trillion. The fixed-price offering at $135 a share is off the charts on the hypeometer, with every pundit in capital markets sharing opinions on the valuation, the total addressable… Read More

June 10, 2026 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of publicly traded companies in the US has been in decline for many years – to the detriment of all. This is largely due to overly aggressive regulations that boost compliance demands and affiliated cost. At the same time, there is an ocean… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 3:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

In the wake of Michael Saylor’s 32-BTC sale recently, the digital asset sector’s thoughts were on BTC and ETH. “Momentum is not on Bitcoin’s side this week. With $2.8 billion in cumulative outflows from Bitcoin ETFs and Michael Saylor selling 32 BTC last week, there… Read More