Okay, let's be real. We’re all experiencing it right now—Bitcoin on the front page every day with new highs. Solana and Ethereum are on the rise…and one school in the UK is now accepting Bitcoin for tuition! Sounds like a party, right? But beneath the surface of this crypto carnival...
MicroStrategy’s Q1 2023 filings recently disclosed a mind-boggling $6 billion in unrealized losses on its BTC stash. Never mind all that, because Michael Saylor, the company’s chairman, is doubling down on this idea, declaring plans to acquire more BTC. Financial brilliance or slow-motion train wreck. Should we honor his conviction,...
That XRP jump last week? 30% in the green? Don't get fooled. So I’m waving every red flag out there, especially on behalf of my Gen Z squad who are just trying to test the waters with this crypto stuff. This isn't just about XRP; it’s about protecting your hard-earned...
Tron’s recent price jump, though good news on the surface, should be ringing alarm bells. Are we allowing ourselves to be seduced by short-term profits? In short, we’re failing to see the forest for the trees — of a uniquely volatile crypto market. While the mainstream crypto narrative often focuses...
Is Bitcoin really a safe haven? Or is it simply a new playground for the wealthy, cloaked in decentralization and empowerment rhetoric? During my six years at DOT.FINANCE I’ve seen a crypto landscape once confined to a fringe-technical experiment, blossom into a global-encompassing mania. I’m starting to think that Gen...
Ethereum’s dominance is crumbling. It’s not a gradual degradation, it’s an avalanche. And while mainstream media points to weak institutional demand and sluggish derivatives, the real culprit is staring us right in the face: centralization masquerading as decentralization.Instead, we were promised a revolution, a new trustless system liberated from the...
Ethereum’s struggles tell a story that’s bigger than losing market share. They confirm the crypto industry’s inability to address the core problems of wealth inequality and its harmful environmental impact. We, as the planning and policy community, need to get out of our slumber. The numbers don't lie: Ethereum's market...
OpenSea's new SEA token. Sounds promising, right? Airdrops, community governance, lower gas fees. It’s the Web3 dream, distilled into a shiny new token. Before you go ape, let’s pump the brakes and ask a couple of hard questions. Is this really empowering creators and users? Or is it just one...
Is OpenSea’s SEA token airdrop really about democratizing the NFT space? Or is this just one more crafty ruse by the oligarchs to deepen their control? Let’s face it — too often the Web3 story is told with broad strokes about decentralization and equity. As with all things, the devil...
The future is here, they say. Japan’s EXPO 2025 is jumping in with both feet into the NFT space with the launch of its “EXPO 2025 Digital Wallet.” Pavilion passes, limited edition time-based artworks, interactive NFT badges… it’s true, a lot to unpack here! Is this something that could be...