Ronald Kogens

🚨 Bullish Exchange’s $4.8B IPO is making waves, but let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the $4.2B EOS token sale. The Web3 community trusted Block.one to build a decentralized future, but instead, they pivoted to a centralized exchange, leaving EOS holders with little to show. Now, with Bullish cashing in, where’s the accountability? Web3 should be about community, not betrayal. What’s your take? #Web3 #FinTech #EOS #BullishIPO cnbc.com/2025/08/13/cry…

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm Scores Partial Win in Crypto Case Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, achieved a significant partial victory in a New York federal court, convicted only on a single charge of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, carrying a maximum of five years. The jury could not reach a verdict on two more severe charges, sparing Storm from potentially decades in prison. This outcome is a notable development for privacy-focused blockchain tools, as Tornado Cash facilitated over $1B in transactions, some linked to illicit activities like the Ronin hack. This case highlights the delicate balance between innovation and compliance in Web3. As regulators in the US, EU, and Switzerland refine crypto laws, Storm’s partial win fuels hope for clearer guidelines that support open-source development while addressing illicit finance concerns. What’s next for privacy in FinTech? #CryptoLaw #Web3 #FinTech #Blockchain #PrivacyPreservingProtocolls #privacyInWeb3 justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/f….

@BitcoinMagazine Good luck with the dictatorship. Disgusting development...

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says that if the FED Chair refuses to cut rates, “THE BOARD SHOULD ASSUME CONTROL.”

@LefterisJP Finally someone speaks about the elephant in the room - same for CHF. Sice January more than 10% of the increase is based on the loss USD value

I apologize to my American friends for raining on your parade but a reason BTC has made yet another ATH in $ terms is the devaluation of the dollar. BTC/EUR is still far from its ATH back in January 😗

🚨 Key ruling in USA v. Storm: Judge Failla excludes 2022 OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash from Roman Storm’s trial, citing jury confusion. A significant win for the defense in this high-stakes #crypto case. #Web3 #FinTech #TornadoCash innercitypress.com/sdny175pfailla… @innercitypress

🚀 New EBA Opinion clarifies PSD2 & MiCA interplay for crypto-asset providers transacting e-money tokens! Streamlined authorizations, transitional period until Mar 2026, & MiCA amendments to avoid dual licensing. This highlights why technology-neutral laws are key for innovation & compliance in #FinTech! 💼 #Web3 #EU eba.europa.eu/publications-a…

@ameensol @0xprivacypools Brilliant - this is the real version of digital cash🙏

dun dun dun DUNNN!!! stablecoin privacy coming soon to @0xprivacypools 🫡

@Luzius @SNB_BNS Nice! Despite a changing environment and the meltdown risk by #Strategy real BTC is a good asset. SNB unfortunately still buys #Strategy instead of real BTC…

My statement at the general assembly of Swiss National Bank. Video follows when available.

@MyStartMail Its only an ordinance and not a law. + end to end encryption of user communication is still fully protected and not affected by the ordinance

Switzerland is considering amending its surveillance law that threaten encryption and online anonymity. Privacy tech companies are already fighting it, and you can too! Get more info here 👇 👇 techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privac…

gm ETH nerds, Today we reclaim privacy from the terrorists. I’m proud of our team at @0xbowio for shipping Privacy Pools on Ethereum mainnet. 🫡 Please read our official announcement here:

World's first fully regulated security token exchange on #Ethereum! Switzerland is again the first mover! Let’s see whether the tokenization of financial instruments fulfills its promise;) @ethereum @MME_Switzerland (legal firm) finma.ch/en/news/2025/0…

@mrcampbell @A_Leutenegger If the buy back has not been sold as part of the token features/rights but is done afterwards on the issuer’s initiative =YES

@A_Leutenegger Ahhh interesting. Are buybacks possible under Mica?

Has anyone successfully executed token buybacks at scale? Asking for a friend.

First, what hasn't been exploited: @Safe contracts Then, what did and will continue to get exploited in this entire ecosystem: centralized infrastructure and access to it The solution? A lot needs to change on all sides from users to products and the decentralized networks in between. Yes, that also means clear signing. But we need to take a long, hard look at infrastructure resilience - we must go beyond talking about a hijacked session token, a malicious docker container or a tampered S3 bucket. We need to rethink infrastructure entirely. Luckily, this isn't new and despite a few cycles of VC-funded casino tech, a bunch of us are still working on exactly that. Resilience infrastructure needs to replace most of the web2.0 technology stack ***which has never been designed to secure billion dollar assets***. This is what we call the web3. Hello World!

@zGuz Easy to understand: at least ADA is easier for pump and dump

I can understand $SOL, but $XRP and $ADA?

Reject Bitcoin but buy Strategy (MicroStrategy)? Is that not a contradiction @SNB_BNS? SEC filings disclose that Swiss National Bank holds Strategy: sec.gov/Archives/edgar… swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-fi…

Embarrassing - the T**** entrourage cashed in again. The announcement is meaningless and just bullshit. He even forgott ti me tion BTC and ETH🙈

Maybe not #securities - BUT PONZI SCHEMES - don't be the "greater fool"! #memecoins #sec #securities sec.gov/newsroom/speec…

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@ErikVoorhees The answer is simple: as a regulated institution you are not allowed to do! @sygnumofficial and @AMINABankGlobal can sing you sings about that🙈

There are thousands of banks and not a single one realized they could do this, and they would’ve had an easier time of it. Tradfi is ossified. This what regulation does, over time. Stagnancy and death.