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The CLARITY Act: Where It Stands Now and What Traders Actually Need to Know

The CLARITY Act passed the U.S. House on July 17, 2025 by a vote of 294 to 134, with 78 Democrats crossing the aisle. That vote was significant. But it was not the finish line. Eight months later, H.R. 3633 is still moving through a complicated Senate process, and its path to law is far less certain than crypto media initially suggested.

February 25, 2026
Trump's New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: What It Actually Means for Your Crypto Portfolio

Bitcoin dropped 15% in a single day. Gold crashed 9% in its worst session since the early 1980s. Silver lost 30%. And it all started with one announcement: as of February 2026, Donald Trump has chosen Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair.

February 17, 2026
The Truth About Inflation We Were Never Taught (And How to Beat It)

Most people think inflation just means “prices going up.” Groceries cost more. Gas costs more. Rent costs more. But according to Coach JV’s TEDx Cincinnati talk, inflation is something far more dangerous: A silent tax that steals your freedom every single day. And almost no one was taught how it actually works.

January 29, 2026
How to Protect Your Crypto Portfolio During Market Crashes

October 11, 2025, 3:42 AM UTC. Bitcoin slips below $110,000. Within 18 minutes, $3.21 billion in cryptocurrency positions evaporate. Your stop loss orders? Frozen on exchanges experiencing "technical difficulties."

January 22, 2026
Why XRP ETFs Haven't Moved the Price Yet (And Why That's Actually Good)

Here's the slightly uncomfortable truth: Six spot XRP ETFs launched in November 2025, pulled in over $1.2 billion in assets, and locked up 512-600 million XRP tokens. The price? Well…it dropped.

December 18, 2025
Product Update: Improved OAuth Connector for Uphold

If you use Uphold to hold or trade crypto, connecting it to a portfolio tracker hasn’t always been the smoothest experience. That’s why Merlin has just released an improved OAuth connector for Uphold, designed to make the connection process faster, clearer, and far less frustrating for users.

December 16, 2025
The Best Crypto Take Profit Strategies How to Lock in Gains Before the Crash (2026)

You're up 150% on Solana. Your $5,000 is now worth $12,500. Do you sell? Hold for more? Take half off the table? Most crypto traders freeze at this exact moment. They have no plan. So they do nothing, watch their gains evaporate in the next crash, and spend months waiting to "break even" again.

November 25, 2025
Emotions and Motions of the Market: Mastering the Psychology of Crypto Investing

Winning and losing in crypto has little to do with charts or timing. As one of our founders Johnny Krypto shares in his TEDx Talk, the real issue is tied to our emotions.

November 18, 2025
How to Track Your Crypto Portfolio to Automate Your Exit Strategy

You've got Bitcoin on Coinbase, ETH on Binance, some SOL in a hardware wallet, stablecoins on an exchange you barely remember signing up for, and a handful of coins scattered across three different chains. You think you're up 40%. Or maybe 60%? Could be 25%. Honestly, you're not sure anymore.

November 11, 2025