The headlines are buzzing: China’s government is sitting on a mountain of seized cryptocurrency. That feels like something you’d read in a dystopian fiction book, right? It's real. Well, if you’re in the crypto space, or thinking about it, you should be, and this is something you really need to...
China's crypto ban and the subsequent mountain of seized Bitcoin – it's a mess, right? Now, this is where the story gets really interesting – and surprising. Forget the West's hand-wringing about market crashes. Let's talk about Africa, the forgotten continent in this digital gold rush, and why China's problem...
The dollar is losing its grip. That’s not hyperbole, that’s the slow burn, the faith eroding confidence, a crisis of confidence caused by misguided policies and uncertainty from all corners of the globe. And even though for some this approach might look like a doomsday scenario, I encourage you to...
Brazil’s fintech innovation has been incredibly disruptive and supportive so far, bringing financial inclusion to millions of Brazilians. Nubank’s Recomeço program, which provides up to 99.9% debt relief, may seem like a lifeline. Capim’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) for dental care makes basic services accessible, allowing patients to prioritize...
Méliuz, a Brazilian fintech company, is considering drastically boosting its crypto hoard on the BTC standard. The question is: is this visionary or just plain reckless? It’s easy to get caught up in the crypto craze. They see Bitcoin as a panacea that will cure the world’s economic inflation and...
It’s not the first time Africa’s economies have danced to the yankee dollar’s musicsheet for decades. Its vigor determined the cost of imports, affected debt loads, and quietly guided the entire continent’s economic destiny. What about when the music begins to play their curtain call? What happens when the conductor...
Forget the noise. Forget the fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) that gets daily dumped on you by the talking heads. The smart money is the one that’s quietly, relentlessly, accumulating Bitcoin. They’re not doing it for the excitement. They know something. They see something. They understand something you might be...
Now picture Emily Nkrumah, a dynamic entrepreneur based in Accra, Ghana. Yet as much as she creates beautiful hand-made jewelry, her dreams are suffocated. Her profits are eaten up by crippling bank fees. International payments are a nightmare, and the constantly-changing Cedi (the Ghanaian currency) makes her sleep less than...
A CryptoPunk holder charged with tax evasion? So this is it, right — the beginning of the end for the wild west of NFTs? Wrong. While Waylon Wilcox's case is a stark reminder that the IRS is watching, it's an opportunity. A chance to create a more sustainable, governance-focused, and...
The Waylon Wilcox case is an important reminder that there’s more at stake than NFTs or crypto hype. He pleaded guilty to evading $3.3 million in income taxes on $13 million worth of CryptoPunk sales. It is a painful illustration of the tenuous social contract we all operate under, whether...