Nic Carter
The Protocol: AWS Outage Halts Some Crypto Apps
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Stablecoins Increasingly Used for Savings, Payments in Emerging Countries, but Crypto Trading Still Leads: Report
Commissioned by Brevan Howard and Castle Island Hill, the survey covered more than 2,500 crypto users in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia and India.
OKX Latest Proof of Reserves Shows Exchange Over-collateralized
The latest proof of reserves shows that the exchange is 103% collateralized with bitcoin, ether, and USDT.
Brian Brooks on Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation
As Nic Carter explained in his blog post, the widespread reports that U.S. banks are being instructed not to service crypto providers comes with no official communication from any regulator. He compared it to “Operation Choke Point,” a stealth campaign during the Obama administration to restrict fund flows to fringe but entirely legal services. Brian Brooks, Bitfury Board Member and former CEO, Valor Capital Group Partner and former Acting Comptroller of the Currency, discusses how the regulation-by-enforcement approach is playing out in banking supervision.
The Bitcoiner Who Stood Up to Toxicity
Nic Carter, a commentator and venture capitalist, has taken a stand against Bitcoin Maximalism. That’s why he is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
FTX Fallout: Can Proof of Reserves Improve Crypto Transparency?
After FTX’s stunning meltdown, Castle Island Ventures Partner Nic Carter is calling for exchanges to prove they have enough assets in reserve to offset any outstanding liabilities. Carter discusses FTX's implosion and what it shows about the importance of proof of reserves and regulatory clarity.
