Author: Leslie Stewart

Iran’s official currency, the rial, collapsed in 2026. Hyperinflation is eating away at savings every day. Sanctions pile up on top of bad decisions and endless geopolitical pressure. Every day, people wake up with less money. As families scramble to buy necessities, everything they have saved disappears. This feels all too familiar. Lebanon has experienced exactly the same crisis since the end of 2019. It was the same kind of bank freeze, the same worthless currency devaluation, the same kind of desperate search for something of value. Then Bitcoin turned out to be a financial safe haven. There are now…

All revolutions eventually become establishments. What began as cryptocurrency’s peer-to-peer challenge to the global financial order is rapidly being absorbed by traditional forces, trading its anti-elite soul for spot ETF legitimacy, institutional custody, and the same banking framework it was built to bypass.This is a familiar arc. Throughout history, every revolution began with a promise to overthrow old power structures and dismantle the status quo. Once in power, priorities shift to stability and preservation, turning ideals into systems. Inevitably, movements reach the edge of rebellion and, to survive, must court what they once eschewed: venture capital, institutional trust, and regulatory…

Coinbase is walking a tightrope in negotiations over the Transparency Act, telling the staffs of U.S. senators that it is not satisfied with their latest compromise proposal, but has not publicly opposed it, according to people familiar with the situation.The draft agreement was presented to crypto industry stakeholders on Monday and to banking industry stakeholders on Tuesday. There were mixed reactions from the crypto industry, according to people familiar with Monday’s meeting. While some stakeholders (particularly Coinbase) were unhappy, others were “pleasantly surprised,” one of the people said. No one can carry around a copy of the text and it…

As Congress considers the Cryptocracker Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4 released certain silly things from the burden of registering as securities, especially when fully backed up by high-quality liquid assets such as treasure troves. If you’ve followed for the last 16 years, you know that cryptocurrencies have been able to avoid most of the difficult rules that have to follow the broad constellations of financial companies. Stablecoins are not monitored, and have provided ample reasons to include Stablecoins in the same bucket for these purposes, for these purposes, providing sufficient reasons to doubt the support of…

00:00 Speaker a Bitcoin touches on the record early today, with cryptocurrencies in recent years crying, benefiting from policies and more mainstream adoption from the Trump administration before it drops trends to over 20,000, at 1,224 thousand. Soon, Americans may even find a code in the 401ks, but 48% of Investopedia readers say Crypto may be overrated here. This is an asset ranking just below AI in a new sentiment survey. Caleb Silver, still with me, Caleb. Let’s start there. Investopedia fans, how do they feel about the code? 00:35 Caleb Silver Yes, I’m still skeptical. That said, more readers…

Billy Joel says, “It’s always been a matter of trust.” That’s what it was today that could not have been more relevant in terms of money. Trust is an intangible factor that allows money to move and the economy to succeed. When erosion occurs like in 2008, the balance sheet can melt right in front of you. So why are we trying to create an unreliable financial system? The growth of digital assets, passing the Genius Act, and the series of government and Wall Street actions show that cryptocurrency welcomes traditional markets and drives money to make investments in a…

President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Kevin Warsh, who views Bitcoin as a strategic tool for central banks rather than a threat to the financial system or a competitor to the dollar, to be chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh said in an interview with the Hoover Institution last year that price movements could indicate whether the Federal Reserve is mismanaging the economy or ignoring inflation signals. Want more stories like this? Get Blockspace Podcast straight to your device on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. “I think they often make very good police officers when it comes…

For more than a century, no asset class has matched the stock market in terms of annualized returns. Despite volatility, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) It has vastly outperformed commodities, real estate, and bonds over very long periods of time. But over the past decade, cryptocurrencies, along with Bitcoin, have completely trounced the S&P 500 in terms of returns. (Cryptocurrency: BTC)leading the way as the world’s largest digital currency. Over the past 15 years, Bitcoin has skyrocketed from about $1 per token to about $68,500 as of late evening on February 15th as of this writing. Will AI create…

Great news, fellow dreamers! Bitcoin is booming and we’re all going to get rich!If you pay attention to mainstream media sources (I don’t know), you’ll see things like “2024 monster rally reaches new heights, Bitcoin topping $100,000” and “Post-election crypto rally.” You’ve probably seen headlines like “Bitcoin breaks the $100,000 barrier”.USA TODAY reported that “Bitcoin’s price topped $100,000 for the first time on Thursday amid hopes that Donald Trump will create a crypto-friendly regulatory environment when he heads to the White House next year.” Ta.Woooooo! It’s raining hard-to-understand cryptocurrencies that, according to anonymous people and creators, apparently have only atmospheric…

Anyone who is familiar with the world of cipher knows that excessive volatility is a serious risk when investing in digital currency, inappropriate token, and “Memcoin”.And anyone who is familiar with President Donald Trump knows that he is a shameful hackster who is always eager to narrow down his supporters to cash his name. Masu.Trump chooses when he is planning his payday forever and focusing on him to launch a new Trump brand Surock. If he talks about playing cards for some reason, he has a branded one to sell you at that moment.Therefore, it would have been surprising when…