Cryptocurrency
AI’s Hidden Secret—Data Centers
As the public sphere brims with buzzwords like “AI” and “Crypto,” the national security community is still grappling with the implications of how the United States wields them as tools...
Will Crypto Replace National Currencies?
The infamous three letters FTX will be removed from the arena that serves as home to the Miami Heat basketball team and as a popular venue for musical events. The...
Why Isn’t the Dark Web Economy Experiencing Inflation?
While the Western world struggles with rising grocery bills and gas prices, the economy of the dark web—the digital black market—is chugging along as usual. Inflation doesn’t seem to have...
Crypto Scam? Kim Kardashian Reaches $1 Million SEC Settlement
In a surprising move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Monday that it had reached a settlement with reality star Kim Kardashian. In 2021, Kardashian touted a cryptocurrency asset...
Report: Rep. Waters’ Attempt to Hold Vote on Crypto Bill Likely to Fail
A new Politico report has suggested that bipartisan opposition is likely to derail House Financial Service Chair Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) attempt to hold a vote on a major cryptocurrency bill this week. The...
Ten Ideas for How Congress Can Effectively Regulate the Blockchain Sector
The great German-American architect Van der Rohe once said, “God is in the details.” The same is just as true for legislation as it is for architecture. Advocates from the...
Digital Raid: North Korea Blamed for $100 Million Crypto Hack
Last month, hackers stole $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from the blockchain brokerage known as Horizon. “We have begun working with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit...
Summer Slump: Bitcoin Registers Worst Month on Record
Bitcoin has completed its worst month on record, shedding nearly 40 percent of its value in June alone, according to CNBC. Meanwhile, Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization,...
Warning Sign? Crypto Industry Experts Fear Further Price Collapse
Last weekend saw bitcoin’s price plummet below $17,600, putting the entire cryptocurrency industry on edge. That price level, which hasn’t been seen since December 2020, means that bitcoin has lost...
Bill Gates Slams Cryptocurrencies and NFTs as Scams
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has asserted that he believes cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are “100 percent” based on the greater fool theory—referencing the notion that investors can make...
Blockchain With American Characteristics: Liberty and Prosperity for All
Dr. W. Scott Stornetta, the co-inventor of the blockchain and the chair of the advisory board of the American Blockchain PAC (of which we are, respectively, CEO and senior counselor)...
The Great Equalizer: Blockchain Will Liberate the Digital World
Many of us continue to take for granted the freedom that the internet affords us. However, this is not the case for most of the world, even in many countries...