New crypto climate OG Pompliano’s ProCap BTC has been turning heads with its bold plan to build a $1 billion Bitcoin treasury. It’s a move celebrated by proponents as a courageous step into a Bitcoin-native financial future. Before we uncork the champagne, let's ask a few uncomfortable questions: Whose freedom...
Take for example, Emily, hawking colorful cloth in Accra’s crowded Makola Market. She dreams of a life beyond the grind, a life where her art makes her rich in every sense of the word. Then she starts to hear about this new stuff called digital gold – NFTs – and...
So, Bitcoin’s back, huh? Retaking the lead after a weekend slump caused by… bombings? On Iranian nuclear sites? Seriously? The market's already pricing in a "short-lived" conflict, and Bitcoin's riding the wave. Are we really this desensitized? Are we really willing to risk our financial futures on the hope of...
Bitcoin hitting $130,000 by August? That’s the forecast echoing everywhere, as powered by the analysts who are looking at this on-chain data, ETF inflows, and the halving effect. Before you mortgage your house and jump into the crypto euphoria with both feet, let’s pump the brakes. Is it indeed a...
The GENIUS Act. Sounds… well, genius, doesn't it? Let's not be naive. When politicians begin spreading these kindergarten words around, like “innovation” and “protection,” my stomach tightens. The Senate’s passage of the stablecoin bill was in fact a brutally decisive 63-30 vote. This new legislation holds great potential to first...
The excitement about XRP’s new entry into the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) universe through Flare Network cannot be missed. Promises of passive income, expanded utility, and institutional adoption swirl around the space like a crypto tornado. Before we blindly jump on the bandwagon, let's pump the brakes and ask a crucial...
The savior of the financially illiterate? Or merely another shiny object diverting people down a primrose path to destruction? We're being sold a dream: democratized crypto investing. Now all of a sudden, everybody can learn how to wield advanced strategies, read complicated graphs, and hop on the rocket ship to...
The UK’s ambition to be a global crypto hub. Laudable ambition, right? Are we really sleepwalking into such a nightmarish scenario? These rules meant to encourage innovation and ensure consumer safety may indeed be thwarting both. Are we giving up on innovation under the guise of security? Further, I worry...
Just the very name of it alone whispers promises of transformation. DeFi has been molting, breaking out like a butterfly, spreading its wings and preparing to take flight into the clear new territory of institutional finance. As pretty as they are, butterflies are every bit as delicate. And other times,...
Bitcoin. The swell of hardware and software solutions poised to create new economic opportunities, or a high-tech prison housed in sand? I'm watching from Accra, Ghana, and seeing this boom through a different lens – one colored by the realities of daily needs versus the allure of abstract freedoms. Someone...
