We've all heard it: Bitcoin is digital gold. A safe haven. A store of value. The mantra has been parroted ad nauseam by political consultants, campaign operatives, and pundits from every stripe. I’m here to tell you that this narrative really suits us, the academy. In practice, it does the...
Sarah believed that she was being an astute operator. Enticed by the promise of 20% APY, she poured a significant chunk of her savings into a DeFi protocol she found on Twitter. A week later, the project vanished. Poof. Gone. Her money? Gone too. No way to make things right,...
The winds are indeed changing in Washington. For those of us who have faith in the transformative power of decentralized finance, this shift seems like a shot of clean air. Paul Atkins is leading a re-examination of the SEC’s approach to DeFi. This move isn’t merely a positive policy win,...
Alright, let’s address the Bitcoin in the blockchain. $1 million? It sounds insane, right? We've heard the predictions before. This time… maybe it really is different. Bear with me.Institutional FOMO Is Now Very RealEven when Bitcoin was only used by cypherpunks and libertarians, we had to care about it. Those...
With bitcoin’s meteoric rise, now again flirting with $110,000, it’s back to dominating headlines. We’re hearing that it’s a win for decentralization, a big old middle finger to legacy finance, even the key to real financial freedom. I cannot avoid asking the question, are we really setting ourselves free, or...
After all, we all like the underdog story, aren’t we? Democratized finance through technology has lots of attractive features, including freeing us from the clutches of those Wall Street fat cats. It returns the decision-making power to you! That’s the siren song of Web3 and it’s super seductive. But CryptoZoo?...
Let’s not sugarcoat it, the CryptoZoo saga is a disaster. In the end, millions lost, promises broken, and a YouTube celebrity still country’s most-discussed plan. It’s tempting to view it as another cautionary tale in the wild west of Web3. What if, despite all this destruction, there is a silver...
The biggest news is the SEC’s plans to create something called an “innovation exemption” for crypto firms. It’s either the world’s greatest master plan or disaster in the making. Frankly, it's probably a bit of both. Let’s not bury the lede, this is real progress and it could be very...
Is the SEC really getting friendlier towards crypto all of a sudden? Or is this simply a really brilliant exercise of raw power that, if unchecked, would have disastrous effects globally? The proposed “innovation exemption” is as problematic as it is alluring. Want to help US-based onchain product development go...
$110,000 Bitcoin. Wow. It’s a number that would have sounded like science fiction just a few years ago. We can no longer afford to ignore it. Yet it serves as a warning, a clarion call to a shift in the tide, exemplifying the gamechanging innovation and reckless speculation that’s driving...
