Expert opinion

Opinion by: Irina Heaver, crypto lawyer The crypto markets are undergoing a hard reset. The speculative hype of 2021 is now a thing of the past. Memecoins and DeFi derivatives no longer move markets like they used to. Investors are no longer chasing vapor; they are looking for substance. They want tangible assets, real returns…

Opinion by: Dominic Schwenter, chief operating officer of Lisk The US is in the middle of a crypto boom. Exchange-traded fund approvals have opened the door to institutional adoption, liquidity is increasing and regulatory clarity is beginning to take shape under a more crypto-aligned administration. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission referencing blockchain hit an all-time high in…

Governments have no right to tax Bitcoin because managing ownership rights requires no administrative efforts, says Miller Value Partners chief investment officer Bill Miller IV. “For them to reach their hand in there doesn’t make a ton of sense,” Miller told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast on Wednesday. Blockchain records ownership, not the government Miller,…

Opinion by: Irina Heaver, crypto lawyer. Founders who treat regulatory structuring as a central part of their go-to-market strategy are the ones who thrive in the UAE. Unfortunately, many founders view licensing as an afterthought. The UAE is not a place where you can cut corners. It is, however, a place where thoughtful, well-prepared founders…

The UK’s unclear regulatory stance on digital assets is drawing sharp criticism from market participants, with some citing “policy procrastination” as a key reason the country is falling behind both the European Union and the US in the race to define digital finance. In a Friday blog post, John Orchard, chairman, and Lewis McLellan, editor of…

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes warns that an incoming wave of new stablecoin companies will try to follow Circle’s successful public offering, but are more likely doomed to fail. In a post on Monday, Hayes cautioned that while Circle’s IPO marks the beginning of “stablecoin mania,” most new public stablecoin companies will be overvalued and fail. “The listing…