From an ATH of $4,356 over two months ago, ETH, the world’s largest altcoin, was down by over 55% on the price charts until a few days ago when the crypto touched the $1,810-mark. Since then, the crypto has recovered, hiking by 15% in a matter of days to consolidate between $2,000 and $2,500. However,Continue reading “The truth about Ethereum’s status and why this is ‘definitely on the table’”

Discussions around the United States SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs have been dominated by a host of motions and replies and counter-motions filed by both parties. Needless to say, despite the pace at which the case has been moving, it has still fueled quite a reaction among many, with attorneys like Jeremy Hogan and JesseContinue reading “Tight-lipped about XRP lawsuit, but here’s what Schwartz did have to say”

To many, regulatory clarity on the subject of digital assets and cryptocurrencies has, for long, been found wanting. In fact, this has been a common complaint, especially from users and entities and businesses based in the United States. Thanks to the same, not only have some crypto-businesses moved abroad and shut down altogether, but othersContinue reading “XRP being assessed by the Howey Test: Why is this relevant today?”

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission was dealt a “big blow” a week or so ago after Judge Sarah Netburn observed that Ripple Lab’s fair notice defense centered not on the defendants’ behavior or knowledge, but the SEC’s activities. Now, while that was yet another “small victory” for the blockchain firm in the courseContinue reading “XRP lawsuit: Was SEC dealt another ‘big blow’?”

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson has gotten a lot of stick lately owing to his views on a host of subjects. Just last week, on the back of his appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast, Hoskinson faced backlash after he said that Bitcoin is its worst enemy thanks to how slow it is when it comes toContinue reading “What’s cooking for Cardano in El Salvador?”

The XRP community has been kept on its toes this year owing to a series of updates and developments in the ongoing case between the United States SEC and Ripple Labs. A few weeks ago, however, there was a new update after Ripple CTO David Schwartz revealed his “vision for Federated sidechains on the XRPContinue reading “Why is Ripple waiting on the XRP Ledger community’s ‘appetite?’”

The lawsuit filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission against Ripple and its execs has seen a lot of back and forth lately, with the recent development in the same seeing Judge Netburn highlight that the fair notice defense centered on the SEC’s activities and not the blockchain firm’s knowledge or behavior. InContinue reading “XRP lawsuit: Who is the ‘former SEC official’ Ripple wants to depose?”

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has been the mainstay of the market for over a decade now. However, while it has continued to retain its popularity and dominance in the market over the said period, the last few months and years have also fueled more questions about BTC’s evolution, where it stands, and where itContinue reading “Cardano’s Hoskinson: This is Bitcoin’s worst enemy”

Dogecoin and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have both been two of the crypto-market’s biggest highlights this year. While the former was once seen as merely a “meme-coin,” thanks to the latter’s tongue-in-cheek efforts to market the alt, the dog coin is now the sixth-largest cryptocurrency in the industry with a market cap of over $40Continue reading “Why is Cardano open to ‘fixing’ Dogecoin’s ‘existential, ticking time bomb?’”

2021 has seen Cardano scale up, not only on the price front, but in terms of development as well. While its ecosystem has for long been criticized for being slow and steady, the last few months have seen Cardano usher in a host of developments, most notably the Mary hard fork and the introduction ofContinue reading “Here’s how Cardano can fail”

It’s been almost six months since the United States Securities and Exchange Commission first charged Ripple Labs with illegal securities offerings. While the same is well away from being resolved anytime soon, what it has also done is fueled and cultivated a host of opinions on the same, both legal and otherwise. Attorney John DeatonContinue reading “Is the SEC really confident it has a case against Ripple?”

2021 has been a good year for Cardano, with the token hiking by over 1200% from its 1 January price at one point before corrections eventually set in. In fact, at the time of writing, ADA was the market’s fifth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of over $48 billion. What has contributed to the cryptoContinue reading “This is the biggest concern ahead of Alonzo bringing smart contracts to Cardano”