Debt: Bitcoin Is Not A Return To Stateless Money, It Is the First

I have just finished reading Debt: The First 5000 Years by anthropologist David Graeber. The book takes a look at the history of money, debt, and how they relate to societal structures from a lens that departs heavily from the conventional wisdom of economic thinking. Conventional wisdom paints a picture of people inefficiently bartering goods and services directly for each other, and money naturally arising as a result of the problems inherent in this. Graeber eviscerates this narrative looking at anthropological history. Primitive communities simply shared their resources freely with…

Tether grapples with new FUD as MiCA regulations take effect on Dec. 30

Key Takeaways MiCA’s Dec. 30 rollout raises uncertainty about Tether’s compliance and its impact on the crypto market. Coinbase has delisted USDT due to MiCA regulations while other exchanges await further guidance. Share this article Tether’s USDT stablecoin faces mounting regulatory uncertainty as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) takes effect on December 30. The new framework imposes strict compliance requirements for stablecoins, raising questions about USDT’s operational status across the EU. Amid this uncertainty, many on crypto Twitter have been spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) about…