William Mougayar's Blog

Canada is uniquely positioned to lead global blockchain innovation — small enough to act swiftly, yet large enough to matter. While the U.S. remains bogged down by regulatory gridlock, Canada boasts deep blockchain roots, world-class talent, and a simpler governance structure. With bold policy moves, including tax reform, streamlined regulation, and national crypto reserves, Canada can become the first G7 country to fully embrace a blockchain-forward future.

The recent White House Crypto Summit, while perhaps not delivering the seismic policy shifts some anticipated, marked a pivotal moment in the relationship between the U.S. government and the burgeoning digital asset industry. The Summit showcased both the strengths and limitations of government involvement. While some expected more in terms of clear-cut directives, what we saw instead was something arguably more valuable—a symbolic celebration of openness, a tacit acknowledgment of the indust...

Disclosures not only serve to protect consumers, but they also help institutional investors feel more comfortable with digital assets.I’ve just writt...

It is unlikely the US Congress will pass significant crypto-related legislation soon in order to foil the SEC’s path of killing that industry. As I w...

A trillion-dollar question is at the heart of the stalemate between the SEC and the crypto industry: should the SEC rules wiggle for crypto or not? Y...

Forget DAOs, we need autonomous, real-time reporting for decentralized blockchain networks Let’s humor ourselves a bit. In a previous blog post, an S...

This quote by Keanu Reaves inspired me to write this post: "I dream of a day where I walk down the street and hear people talk about morality sustain...

There is a precedent for the upcoming White House-led heavy hand in technology direction and influence. In 1997, President Clinton recognized the importance of Internet commerce as an emerging arena and appointed Ira Magaziner as the e-commerce czar. Magaziner drafted the famous manifesto, The Framework for Global Electronic Commerce which set the wheels in motion for a swift adoption of e-commerce and the ensuing US global leadership in the era of Internet Commerce. The notable tenets of thi...

It's going to take a long time to get back on trackIt’s the end of summer and return to work or school for many people. Crypto has had a boring ...

Given the recent utopia around the fact that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may be blinking (both on the Ethereum ETF approvals and the ...