Tagged: nic carter

March 5, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to integrate various altcoins—such as XRP, Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Ethereum (ETH)—into a national cryptocurrency strategic reserve has ignited a firestorm of debate within the crypto industry. One of the key takeaways from this is that at least it… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nic Carter, Co-founder of Coin Metrics, claims that the FDIC is still – post election – insisting on a 15% depository cap on banking institutions that are serving crypto firms (as he has been told). Nic Carter also described the FDIC as an abominable agency…. Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nic Carter, Partner, Castle Island Ventures. Cofounder, Coinmetrics.io, says that it’s undeniable that momentum around cryptographic Proofs of Reserve “is gathering.” According to Nic Carter, this is “a genuine silver lining from the FTX debacle.” He writes in a blog post: “We may well yet… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin (or digital asset that’s supposed to be backed 1-to-1 with major fiat currencies like USD and cash equivalents) now claims a market cap of over $51.7 billion at the time of writing (according to available data). Notably, Tether (USDT)… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics, a blockchain analytics and research company, has acquired $6 million in funding through a Series A investment round, which was led by existing investor Highland Capital Partners. Coinbase, Digital Currency Group, Dragonfly Capital, and Fidelity (among others) also took part in Coin Metrics’… Read More