What Does September Mean For The CLARITY Act?
The CLARITY Act missed its summer deadline because the Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on the bill, leaving unresolved disputes over ethics rules, stablecoin rewards, an
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What Does Japan’s Crypto Reclassification Actually Change?
Reclassifying crypto as a "financial product" moves digital assets in Japan out of payment law and into securities law, meaning exchanges, token issuers, and traders now face the same disclos
What is Anonymous Cat (ZCAT)? Inside The Memecoin Paying Holders in Zcash
Anonymous Cat, or ZCAT, is a Solana memecoin that has paid its holders nearly $3 million worth of Zcash by taxing every token transfer 3% and converting most of that fee into ZEC rewards. A r
CLARITY Act vs. MiCA: Comparing Two Crypto Regulatory Philosophies
The CLARITY Act and the EU's MiCA framework solve the same problem in opposite ways. The CLARITY Act sorts crypto by asking who regulates it, splitting oversight between the SEC and the CFTC.
How Did Kaspa Grow Without a Traditional VC Token Sale?
Kaspa survived without venture capital because its 2021 mining launch severed the project from the funded startup behind its early research, leaving volunteer developers and community crowdfu
Who Is Dfinity Founder Dominic Williams, and What's He Trying to Prove With ICP?
Dominic Williams is a British computer scientist and entrepreneur who founded the DFINITY Foundation and serves as its President and Chief Scientist, building the Internet Computer Protocol (
Inside Kaspa's Toccata Hard Fork and Its Bet on Becoming a Smart Contract Platform
Kaspa's Toccata hard fork, activated on June 30, 2026, added native Layer-1 covenants and zero-knowledge proof verification, moving the network from a pure payment chain toward a programmable
Why is Zcash a Favorite Among Crypto’s Original Cypherpunk Crowd?
Zcash holds a special place among crypto's original cypherpunks because it was built by people from that exact community to solve the exact problem they cared about most: private digital mone
CLARITY Act Fails, What Happens Now?
The CLARITY Act failed because the Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed by a vote of 49 to 50 on September 15, 2026, falling 11 votes short of the 60 needed to open floor debate,
Why Was Polkadot Once Called an "Ethereum Killer" and What Changed?
Polkadot was called an "Ethereum killer" because it was built by Ethereum's former chief technology officer to solve the scaling problems Ethereum hadn't fixed yet, using a design of connecte
The Token Launch Should Be the Last Step, Not the First
Crypto spent years doing things backwards. Projects launched tokens before products. They raised money before proving demand. They built communities around roadmaps, whitepapers and promises,
Meet Charles Hoskinson: Crypto's Most Outspoken Academic-Minded Founder
Charles Hoskinson is the founder of the Cardano blockchain and a co-founder of Ethereum. He is known for building Cardano on peer-reviewed research and for speaking bluntly. Who Is Charles Ho