Aisha, an intelligent young woman from Lagos, Nigeria, who used to aspire to a life of financial autonomy. Frustrated by her family’s experience with hyperinflation, she knew she had to do something. She leaped into the world of cryptocurrency, seduced by all the shiny new promises of get-rich-quick schemes and...
DeFi. Decentralized Finance. It's supposed to be the future, right? A world where everyone, everywhere, can enjoy the benefits of financial services without having to get permission from a bank. Let’s face it — right now DeFi is often intimidating for the average user. Tucked behind its velvet rope and...
The crypto world has certainly done a double take with XRP’s recent upward surge past $2.60. And while many are focused on the charts and potential profits, I’m thinking about something bigger: financial freedom for millions in Africa.In many ways, we talk about crypto adoption very abstractly. What does it...
RealT promises a revolution: fractionalized real estate ownership accessible to anyone with a few dollars and a crypto wallet. Fifth, you’re finally within sight of liberation from the grip of the landlords. That means it’s time to enter one of Canada’s hottest money-making industries—real estate! Hold on a second. While...
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a rapidly changing field. It continues to look for innovative ways to improve stability, liquidity, and attractiveness. One of the most exciting innovations advancing this area is the combination of Real-World Assets (RWAs) with blockchain technology. These unique assets, which lie in the physical world, are...
Is Bitcoin really on track to replace the gold standard, or usher in a new digital code colonialism?The news is buzzing: the U.S. government, spurred on by potential executive orders and the siren song of a Trump 2.0 administration, is seriously eyeing a Bitcoin strategic reserve. And Binance, the crypto...
Crypto lending is having quite the return-from-the-ashes moment in the wake of the tumultuous 2022-2023 years. This revival has the potential to be a crucial lifeline for millions excluded from conventional finance, especially in emerging markets. Headlines tout the revival of companies such as Tether, Galaxy, and Ledn after they...
Is Bitcoin gambling electronic pawn shop a golden ticket to prosperity for the unbanked, or another golden shiny trapdoor to financial hell? This is the question I’ve been grappling with, and honestly, the answer is not a straightforward yes or no. It’s a complicated balance of autonomy, opportunity, and the...
$110 million. That figure represents the size of the bet placed on Ethereum failing. That’s a wager that this much-hyped supposed engine of crypto’s decentralized finance revolution will fail. What does that gamble truly entail, particularly for folks in the Global South that she and her fellows led astray with...
The world is awash with liquidity. Trillions of dollars, euros, yen, and other currencies are trying to find a home in the global financial system. While some see this as a recipe for inflation or asset bubbles, I see something else: an unprecedented opportunity to use Bitcoin to narrow the...
