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Market structure, platform guides and founders. Fact checked by a named reviewer and corrected when the facts change.
Platform guidesOct 10, 2026 · 11 min
Bybit restricted countries and regulation explained
Bybit restricted countries in full, the markets where it is limiting accounts or products, the licence behind each regional platform, and what regulators have done about it.
FoundersOct 9, 2026 · 10 min
Who is Vladimir Novakovski from Lighter?
Vladimir Novakovski's path from Harvard at 16 and Citadel to founding Lighter, how his LIT token stake is valued, and why Robinhood and US regulators now shape his plans.
Market structureOct 9, 2026 · 9 min
What is the Clarity Act and why did it stall?
What the Clarity Act would decide about crypto securities, exchange licences and customer coins, and where the bill stands after the Senate blocked it on 15 Sep 2026.
Platform guidesOct 7, 2026 · 10 min
Polymarket Restricted Countries & Regulation
Polymarket restricted countries total 41 on its own list, and governments block it in several more. See who can trade, what close-only means and where US and foreign regulators stand.
Market structureOct 7, 2026 · 11 min
Hyperliquid Statistics: Volume, Revenue, Users and HYPE
Hyperliquid statistics on trading volume, revenue, HYPE holders and regulation, each dated and sourced, and why two trackers can show different numbers for the same metric.
FoundersOct 6, 2026 · 11 min
Who is Guy Young? The founder behind Ethena and USDe
Guy Young's path from Cerberus to founding Ethena, how USDe works and what backs it now, his undisclosed ENA stake, and why USDe can't be offered in the EU.
Platform guidesOct 5, 2026 · 9 min
OKX Restricted Countries & Regulations Explained
OKX restricted countries, the products it closes in the UK and Australia, which licensed company serves each region, and how US and EU regulators treat it.
Platform guidesOct 5, 2026 · 9 min
What is Stonk Fun? The Solana launchpad for stock-paired coins
Stonk Fun's launchpad for Solana coins priced in tokenised stocks, what a buyer of one owns, and how much of its revenue goes to buying back STONK.
FoundersOct 4, 2026 · 9 min
Who is Shayne Coplan from Polymarket?
Shayne Coplan's path from one semester at NYU to running Polymarket, how his net worth is estimated, and why New York is suing his company.
Platform guidesOct 3, 2026 · 10 min
Fomo App Restricted Countries & Regulations
Who Fomo's terms exclude, which features close to US, UK, Canadian and Swiss users, how the app checks location, and where regulators stand on self-custodial trading apps.
FoundersOct 2, 2026 · 10 min
Who is Jeff Yan? The Founder Behind Hyperliquid
Who is Jeff Yan? The Hyperliquid co-founder's path from physics olympiad gold to a self-funded exchange, his HYPE stake and the scrutiny he faces.
Platform guidesOct 1, 2026 · 9 min
Kalshi Restricted Countries & Regulation
Kalshi restricted countries explained: the 55 jurisdictions its terms exclude, the US states limiting its sports markets and how regulators abroad treat it.
Market structureSep 30, 2026 · 11 min
Top 10 Zcash (ZEC) Statistics for 2026
Zcash statistics on shielded supply, the Ironwood upgrade, ETF assets, treasuries, futures open interest, ZEC price and mining, dated and sourced.
Platform guidesSep 29, 2026 · 9 min
What is Fomo app? The social crypto trading platform
How the social crypto trading app works, who holds your money, what it charges, what you can trade and the risks to weigh first.
Platform guidesSep 29, 2026 · 10 min
Hyperliquid Restricted Countries & Regulation
Hyperliquid restricted countries explained: who its terms exclude, how the block works, how UK and EU regulators view it, and how US access could open.
Market structureSep 29, 2026 · 16 min
Top 10 Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Statistics 2026
DeFi statistics and trends: total value locked, perp DEX volume, onchain lending, staking, stablecoins and tokenized stocks, dated and sourced.
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