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The Iron Firewall Descends as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal Leave Russia

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 7, 2022

The Iron Firewall Descends as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal Leave Russia
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Did We Just Enter the Beginnings of the Post-Dollar Hegemony Era?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 6, 2022

Did We Just Enter the Beginnings of the Post-Dollar Hegemony Era?
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Enforcing Sanctions in Crypto Isn't the Problem

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 4, 2022

Enforcing Sanctions in Crypto Isn't the Problem
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Ukraine and the War Airdrop That Didn’t Come

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 3, 2022

Ukraine and the War Airdrop That Didn’t Come
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Citadel Is Coming to Crypto

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 2, 2022

Citadel Is Coming to Crypto
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Is Bitcoin Freedom Money or a Tool for Sanctions Evaders?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 1, 2022

Is Bitcoin Freedom Money or a Tool for Sanctions Evaders?
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Russian Banks Cut Off From SWIFT, Central Bank Reserves Blocked as West Responds

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 28, 2022

Russian Banks Cut Off From SWIFT, Central Bank Reserves Blocked as West Responds
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What the West Got Wrong on Ukraine

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 27, 2022

What the West Got Wrong on Ukraine
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Can Bitcoin Stay Bipartisan?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 26, 2022

Can Bitcoin Stay Bipartisan?
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What Grassroots Communities in Emerging Markets Can Teach Us About Bitcoin, Feat. Anita Posch

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 25, 2022

What Grassroots Communities in Emerging Markets Can Teach Us About Bitcoin, Feat. Anita Posch
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3:00 PM
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Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yet
The concept, called Predictive Allocation, will encourage participants to anticipate where liquidity will be needed next, instead of rewarding them for directing incentives toward pools that have already generated fees.
2:00 PM
Neutral
SEC's big swing to clear tokenization path isn't likely to get resilience of full rule
Former SEC lawyers say that using its power to grant tokenization "innovation" efforts an exemption from securities law isn't as strong as a full-fledged rule.
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Wall Street and crypto are crashing into each other as tokenized treasury markets hit $14.6 billion
Not all crypto exchange executives agree, but the data does not lie: centralized exchange trading volumes dropped more than 11% to $4.61 trillion, their lowest since late 2024.
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