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Georgia's ‘Shadow Ruler’ Is Trying to Claw Back a Bitcoin Fortune Worth $1B
29.10.2025
Ten years ago, he declined a credible offer to mine bitcoin, missing out on an opportunity to make billions. Now that his personal fortune is dwindling, Bidzina Ivanishvili is going to extreme lengths to get his hands on the bitcoin he sees as rightfully his
55 Years of Financial Surveillance
28.10.2025
Reform needs to happen before the Bank Secrecy Act gets to celebrate its next big milestone, argues Nicholas Anthony, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute
Halo’s Controversial Level ‘The Library’ Is Great The Way It Is
27.10.2025
Yes. It’s hard. That’s the point
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Japan's New Yen Stablecoin is Asia’s Only Truly Global Fiat-Pegged Token
27.10.2025
With the yen freely convertible and backed by Japan’s deep government bond market, JPYC’s launch stands apart from the region’s onshore-only experiments in Korea, Taiwan, and beyond
Crypto Regulators Must Adapt Quickly to Stay Globally Competitive
24.10.2025
MiCA has given Europe a uniquely strong position to establish the regulatory gold standard for crypto, says Malta Financial Services Authority CEO Kenneth Farrugia, but regulators must work quickly and collaboratively to preserve the region’s advantage
The Crypto Industry Must Evolve to Match Real-World Security Risks
23.10.2025
Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig
Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case
23.10.2025
Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori
A ‘Skinny’ Fed Master Account Could Bring Back Narrow Banking
22.10.2025
Fed Governor Chris Waller’s payments account proposal would let the private sector innovate at the front end and keep the Fed as the trusted settlement layer behind it, argues Digital Self Labs’ Linda Jeng
Stablecoins Will Be Bigger Than Bitcoin
22.10.2025
The success of stablecoins isn’t about speculation but about efficient utility — they are quietly becoming the most-used form of digital currency around the world, writes CoinFund’s David Pakman
Hollywood’s Next Financier: You
22.10.2025
Tokenization is giving fans the power to greenlight films, writes Republic’s Marc Iserlis
The Steam Deck’s Game-Specific Landing Pages Are Really Misleading
21.10.2025
The Steam Deck is amazing, but it’s not FF7R at 60 FPS amazing
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Bitcoin Treasury Companies, Wither Thence
21.10.2025
The next phase for bitcoin treasury companies is about building the financial architecture to keep mNAV above one, cycle after cycle, argues Greengage CEO Sean Kiernan. Those that crack the code won’t just be proxies for Bitcoin – they could be the equity layer of a new monetary system
Centralized Exchanges Are Still Criminals’ Favorite Crypto Money Laundering Tool
20.10.2025
Focusing regulatory energy on mixers while letting exchanges remain the primary fiat gateways for illicit funds is like locking the windows while leaving the front door wide open, argues Dr. Jan Philipp Fritsche, managing director of Oak Security
It’s Time for the Crypto Industry to Take the Threat of AI and Quantum Computing Seriously
19.10.2025
If a quantum computer ever broke a blockchain, the entire crypto industry might as well close down shop, argues Kostas Chalkias, chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs
'Deploying More Capital — Steady Lads': Bitcoin Treasury Companies Struggle to Halt Plunge
18.10.2025
Already losing favor with investors when bitcoin was in bull mode, companies built around stacking BTC are facing an even larger threat thanks to the price collapse over the past two weeks
Will Interest Payments Make Stablecoins More Interesting?
18.10.2025
The restriction on paying interest to stablecoin users looks easy to circumvent, argues EY’s Paul Brody. So why not just let stablecoin providers pay interest the same as any bank would?
Your Company's Balance Sheet is Doomed Without Bitcoin
17.10.2025
The traditional corporate playbook risks not only underperformance, but a breach of fiduciary duty as cash reserves bleed away on the altar of money-printing, argues Musqet founder David Parkinson
Death Stranding Director Hideo Kojima Embraces ‘Creating Together With AI’
17.10.2025
Kojima paints an optimistic future where we can use planet-killing plagiarism machines to ‘boost efficiency’
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I Miss Old-School Camera Angles In Horror Games
16.10.2025
Sometimes giving up some control over what you can see makes for special moments
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Bitcoin Treasuries Need an Onchain Strategy
16.10.2025
Treasury companies that support Bitcoin-native infrastructure development early can gain an edge in an increasingly competitive market, argues Ark Labs’ Alex Bergeron