Amir Rocha

Amir Rocha

// BIO_DATA

I’m Amir Rocha, a reporter who believes you shouldn't need a computer science degree to understand the future of money. I spend my days translating technical developments from Zero-Knowledge rollups into clear, actionable insights for SEC filings. After 8 years in the blockchain space, I’ve learned that the most important story isn't the price, but the technology underneath. I write to help you spot the difference between genuine innovation and a marketing gimmick

// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (361 posts)

December 15, 2025 Cryptocurrency

Peter Brandt Signals $25K Bitcoin Crash as ‘Parabolic’ Structure Breaks

Veteran chartist Peter Brandt targets a $25,240 floor for Bitcoin, citing a violated parabolic trend and diminishing cycle returns.

December 15, 2025 Cryptocurrency

JPMorgan Deploys $100M into First Ethereum Money Market Fund

JPMorgan seeds its ‘MONY’ fund with $100M on Ethereum, signaling a major shift to public blockchains for institutional settlement.

December 15, 2025 Cryptocurrency

Bitnomial Wins CFTC Nod for Prediction Markets; BTC Holds $93K

The Chicago-based derivatives exchange secures a critical DCO amendment, allowing it to clear crypto-settled prediction markets for itself and external partners.

December 14, 2025 DeFi

Aevo Recovery Plan Sparks Fury: Inactive Users to Subsidize $2.7M Hack?

Aevo’s proposal to liquidate dormant accounts to cover a $2.7M exploit introduces a dangerous ‘use it or lose it’ precedent for DeFi deposits.

December 14, 2025 Cryptocurrency

Arkham Claims 53% Zcash De-Anonymization; Zooko Fires Back as ZEC Slips to $342

Arkham Intelligence tags $420B in ZEC volume, sparking a 10% sell-off despite Zooko Wilcox dismissing the findings as “opt-in” transparency analysis.

December 14, 2025 Cryptocurrency

Exor Rejects Tether’s €1.1B Takeover Bid for Juventus; JUV Token Surges 46%

Exor turns down Tether’s €2.66/share offer to control Juventus, halting the stablecoin issuer’s aggressive push into European sports assets.

December 14, 2025 Cryptocurrency

SEC Reportedly Freezes ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ Strategy as Administration Shifts

New York Times reporting indicates the SEC has halted new crypto enforcement actions following the administration change, signaling a de facto end to the agency’s aggressive litigation era.

December 14, 2025 Cryptocurrency

Brazil’s Largest Asset Manager Tells Clients to Put 1–3% in Bitcoin as FX Shock Hedge

Brazil’s biggest privately owned asset manager, Itaú Asset Management, is telling clients to ring‑fence 1%–3% of portfolios for bitcoin, framing the asset as a strategic hedge against FX depreciation and global market stress in a year‑end allocation note authored by Renato Eid, head of beta strategies and responsible investment. In the note, described in a […]

December 14, 2025 DeFi

SEC Crypto Custody Shift: Retail Wallet Guide Lands as State Trust Banks Win No‑Action Relief

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday published a new investor bulletin on cryptocurrency wallets and custody, even as earlier no‑action relief cleared a path for state‑chartered trust companies to act as qualified crypto custodians for funds and advisers — a one‑two move that quietly resets how U.S. investors will hold regulated digital assets […]

December 14, 2025 Cryptocurrency

YouTube Switches On PYUSD Payouts for U.S. Creators via PayPal

YouTube has started letting eligible U.S. creators route their monthly earnings into PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, plugging crypto rails into a $100 billion-plus creator payout funnel while YouTube itself stays strictly fiat-facing. The rollout, quietly confirmed this week by PayPal’s head of crypto May Zabaneh and a Google spokesperson in a Fortune interview, is live for […]