DATs bring crypto’s insider trading problem to TradFi: Shane Molidor

DATs bring crypto’s insider trading problem to TradFi: Shane Molidor

Information asymmetry and front-running behaviors are migrating from token markets to institutional products like DATs, warns Shane Molidor of Forgd. Crypto’s chronic insider trading problem is expanding from token launches to digital asset treasuries (DATs), as investors exploit early knowledge of upcoming corporate coin purchases. The issue runs deeper than a few bad actors, according…

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Why crypto’s infrastructure hasn’t caught up with its ideals

Why crypto’s infrastructure hasn’t caught up with its ideals

Distributed cloud projects aim to reduce blockchain’s heavy dependence on centralized providers like AWS. Periodic service disruptions and capacity strain on centralized cloud infrastructure have created an opening for companies building distributed networks. Supporters of the distributed approach argue that spreading workloads across several smaller nodes reduces concentration risk. They say the model could be…

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Watch Hamnet: Shakespeare would have approved | TAKE ONE and Film Reviews

Watch Hamnet: Shakespeare would have approved | TAKE ONE and Film Reviews

“Hamnet: Shakespeare would have approved | TAKE ONE Watch Online” We are told about Ophelia’s drowning in Hamlet with a single, stunning image. We hear she was underneath a ‘willow’ by a ‘glassy stream’ making ‘garlands…of nettles, daisies and long purples’ until she fell in and, dazed by heartbreak, ‘her clothes spread wide…mermaid-like’ until ‘heavy…

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Who’s in the running to become the next CFTC chair?

Who’s in the running to become the next CFTC chair?

The CFTC still doesn’t have a permanent chair, but there are reportedly several pro-crypto contenders who are under consideration to lead the agency. Almost a year into the second term of US President Donald Trump, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) still doesn’t have a permanent head. Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz was Trump’s top…

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EU Chat Control hinges on Germany’s decision

EU Chat Control hinges on Germany’s decision

The EU’s proposed Chat Control law is just short of the critical support it needs to pass in the EU Council, and Germany could change the balance. As the EU Council heads to vote on the so-called “Chat Control” law, Germany could prove the deciding factor. Put forward by Denmark, the law would essentially eliminate…

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All filler, no pillar: Why blockchain cities fail

All filler, no pillar: Why blockchain cities fail

Regulations, hype cycles and pie-in-the-sky promises have scuppered blockchain city projects across the globe… but one has succeeded. The blockchain industry has long strived to build its “city on a hill” — idealistic communities where blockchain provides a foundation and code is law. But they’ve not always panned out, as regulations, unrealistic expectations and other…

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