Ashley is a blockchain researcher and crypto advocate who discovered Bitcoin in 2013 and never looked back. A dedicated single mom, she immersed herself in the world of digital assets, leading local crypto groups and exploring the evolving blockchain landscape. Passionate about education and adoption, she shares insights to make crypto more accessible to all.
People in Crypto
In a single week during late 2020, former high school teacher Joe Parys turned a $10,000 cryptocurrency investment into $200,000. This stunning return wasn’t a lucky break but the culmination of three years of calculated research since his 2017 entry into digital assets. The Illinois native has since leveraged this success into an educational platform
Market News
The U.S. Department of Justice has formally disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) and will significantly narrow its scope in prosecuting crypto-related activities. In a memo circulated internally and later shared publicly, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the agency will no longer pursue criminal cases against cryptocurrency exchanges, mixing services, or holders
Market News
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by President Donald Trump and his sons, has announced a proposal to conduct a test airdrop of its stablecoin, USD1, to current WLFI token holders. The initiative is intended to evaluate the platform’s on-chain airdrop infrastructure and reward early adopters. According to the proposal released
Market News
Whales are intensifying their bearish stance across the cryptocurrency market, with data indicating a growing divergence between large investors and retail traders. According to analysis by Alphractal, the Whale vs Retail Delta (WvR Delta) for Bitcoin is now at 0.15—a level signaling significant caution among whales, who are increasingly positioning for a market downturn. The
Market News
Days after abandoning several high-profile enforcement cases, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will host its second crypto regulation roundtable on April 11. The event, titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading,” will be held at SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Registration
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Illinois will withdraw its lawsuit against Coinbase, marking the fourth state to abandon legal action against the crypto exchange in less than a month. The decision, confirmed Thursday by a spokesperson for Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, follows similar moves by Vermont, South Carolina, and Kentucky. “The office intends to drop the Coinbase lawsuit,” the
Market News
The Securities and Exchange Commission has acknowledged Fidelity’s proposal for a spot Solana exchange-traded fund, triggering the formal review process. Filed on March 25 and amended on April 1 by Cboe BZX Exchange, the rule change would allow the listing and trading of shares for the Fidelity Solana Fund under existing commodity-based trust rules. The
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GameStop Corp. has completed a $1.5 billion private offering of convertible senior notes, with proceeds partially allocated toward acquiring Bitcoin and U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins. The move follows board approval granted on March 25 to invest in digital assets using the offering and existing cash reserves. The company finalized the offering on April 1, according to
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A polar orbit once reserved for military satellites is now the route of a privately funded civilian space mission led by Chun Wang, the Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur and founder of Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool. Wang bankrolled SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, the first human spaceflight to traverse over both the North and South poles. Launched at 9:46
Video
Bitcoin’s recent limp upward movement offered little relief to traders tuning into Monday’s episode of The CoinRock Show, where host Matthias Mazur delivered a cautious but determined analysis of the current crypto market. Speaking while mentioning he had a fever, Matthias maintained his commitment to delivering updates, outlining a short-term bearish outlook while asserting a
Market News
Losses to crypto hacks, scams, and exploits dropped sharply in March, falling to $28.8 million after February’s total surged to over $1.5 billion, largely due to the Bybit hack. The decline follows the recovery of stolen funds from a major March incident involving decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch. CertiK, a blockchain security firm, confirmed that although
Opinion
For years, artificial intelligence and decentralized finance followed parallel tracks—separate, disruptive, and each powerful in its own right. That separation no longer exists. These two technologies are not only intersecting—they’re colliding into a single, unstoppable force. Crypto and AI are merging with the inevitability of compounding returns. The underlying reason is painfully simple: they share
