Texas.Bitcoin.Freedom.Those words resonate, don't they? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves on this “genius move” story being spun around the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Speaking as a crypto opinion editor and market strategist, I anticipate many big challenges ahead. There’s a storm brewing under the surface of this otherwise innovative...
Texas, bless its heart, wants to bet big—not just big, ALL-IN—on Bitcoin. Governor Abbott signed the bill, the headlines are buzzing: "Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve!" Sounds impressive, right? A state-managed fund buying Bitcoin and holding it for the long haul. But are we certain this isn’t a high-stakes bet the...
Is Trump’s new found love for crypto a true conversion, or just another move in his 2024 political playbook? More importantly, are we, the investing public, being played right along with it? In particular, I’ve seen tons of excitement around politically-themed meme coins. Though the promise of immediate returns is...
Sam is a senior reporter, based in Asia. He’s a member of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb Award for breaking news coverage of FTX’s collapse, and he’s most recently covered the latest developments around the $TRUMP token. He’s done a lot of work reporting at the...
Let's be blunt: The emergence of the TRUMP token has ignited a firestorm of debate within the crypto community, and for good reason. On the surface, this might sound like yet another celebrity-branded digital asset. But when you peel back the layers, you reveal a tangled tapestry of political jockeying...
The political complexities of cryptocurrency have been fraught for some time, especially when they involve bigger-than-life figures such as Donald Trump. Currently, most controversy is focused on the $TRUMP meme coin. It does raise very real questions about possible conflicts of interest, financial enrichment, and the ethics behind celebrity-promoted digital...
We can trust Donald Trump when he says he doesn’t directly profit from the TRUMP token? Color me shocked. But truthfully, if he never sees a dime directly, that’s almost beside the point. This whole saga exposes a far more insidious problem plaguing the crypto world: the dangerous intersection of...
Trump's tariffs are a disaster, right? Ports are grinding to a halt. Shipping capacity is plummeting. Recession whispers are getting louder. What if I told you that this economic hurt could motivate us to tell a new story about these times and build a brighter future? With crypto, here’s to...
The U.S. economic landscape right now is a bit of a powder keg of anxieties and uncertainties. These sentiments are mostly fueled by the reawakening of trade concerns with the former President’s advent of tariff policy. These tariffs, designed to protect domestic industries and incentivize local manufacturing, have instead triggered...
"This time it's different." Those are the four most dangerous words in investing. After all, aren’t those the four most dangerous words in investing? We’ve all seen the promise of hype cycles. They feature the ICO boom and the meme stock mania, as well as the unavoidable crashes that came...
The metaverse gaming boom — it’s here, and everybody’s clamoring about a $40 billion play space. Before we all dive headfirst into this digital oasis, let's ask a crucial question: Is this future truly decentralized, or are we just building fancier cages?$40B Boom, Same Old Bosses?We’ve heard that metaverse gaming,...
The metaverse gaming market is predicted to grow at an explosive rate, reaching a whopping $40 billion. This trend presents an incredible opportunity for companies. Firms from every industry sector are now able to come to or grow their foothold in this bustling market. This article explores the key drivers...
The Metaverse in Gaming expected to experience gain of more than 15x. From 2025 to 2032, it will undergo an unbelievable 18% CAGR, jumping from $12 billion to a stunning $40 billion. This is not simply the domain of gaming, but rather the development of new economies, means of socialisation...
Is this really the future of art, or another speculative bubble blown up by crypto mania? WISeKey has sent Mayte Spínola’s “El Cristo Cósmico” into orbit. This artwork, tokenized as an NFT and secured on a satellite orbiting earth, brings up some existential questions. Let's dive in.Faith, Tech, Art—Strange Bedfellows?The...
Is shooting art into space the next great leap for mankind, or simply a great leap for advertising and PR? WISeKey hopes that it’s the former with their “Galactic Christ” NFT initiative. Let’s get real, friends, stargazing wonderment notwithstanding, we need to start asking some hard questions. Are we witnessing...
We just began the art, technology, and faith collaboration in a really new and fresh way. El Cristo Cósmico, a digital representation of Chicano Christian art, is scheduled to be shot into space on a SpaceX rocket. This electrifying event is more than a technological feat. It reflects the amazing...
WISeKey International Holding Ltd, a global cybersecurity, blockchain and IoT giant, today announced that it has successfully placed into orbit its WISeSat satellite. The small satellite rode into space with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Geneva, Switzerland. This launch, June 23, 2025, is a milestone step forward in protecting...
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