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Trump's Crypto Dinner: Is This the Future of Political Corruption?

Trump's Crypto Dinner: Is This the Future of Political Corruption?

Remember beanie babies? Remember the dot-com boom? Well, think back to that moment when they first promised you the fool proof way to get… Unlike those crypto dinners, this Trump dinner has a much more dangerous effect. That real story isn’t about a memecoin, though – it’s about the exploitation...

PGI Founder's Crypto Scam A Libertarian Wake-Up Call?

PGI Founder's Crypto Scam A Libertarian Wake-Up Call?

Ramil Palafox. PGI Global. $300 million gone. Lamborghinis. The SEC. We've heard this story before, haven't we? Another crypto dream gone bad, another crypto founder fraudster exposed on the heels of success. This one hits different. This one in particular should resonate with anyone who truly shares intelligent optimism for...

Crypto Expansion: Banks Profit, Who Pays the Price?

Crypto Expansion: Banks Profit, Who Pays the Price?

I get it. Crypto promised to be different. A new route around the gatekeepers, the cultural institutions that have long excluded so many. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has long-held promise to drive financial inclusion. It gives historically marginalized communities an opportunity to participate in a more equitable system that doesn’t...

DeFi's Risky Bet Why Prudence Demands Regulation Now

DeFi's Risky Bet Why Prudence Demands Regulation Now

I’m Sofia, and I’ve experienced the storm of financial innovation in my generation. Much of it has been good and admirable, but other changes have been downright disastrous. Decentralized Finance — or DeFi — provides a radical new framework for how finance can be structured. It wants to cut out...

DeFi's Broken Promise 3 Ways It's Failing Gen Z

DeFi's Broken Promise 3 Ways It's Failing Gen Z

DeFi.Decentralized Finance.Sounds revolutionary, right?Picture a financial system free from Wall Street’s grip. Now, it’s available to everyone with an internet connection!To a Gen Z population drowning in student loan debt and dealing with the realities of a gig economy, it looked like a lifeline.Look a little deeper, and you’ll find...

Trump's Crypto U-Turn: Freedom's Dawn or Fool's Gold?

Trump's Crypto U-Turn: Freedom's Dawn or Fool's Gold?

For most of the public, the very word itself still conjures up romantic images of rebellious innovation, a digital frontier where people—not governments—hold the keys to their fortunes. To be blunt about it, f— you to the establishment and status quo is tremendously sexy. The prospect of wresting power from...

Bittensor: Barry Silbert's AI Dream or Crypto's Next Inequality Engine?

Bittensor: Barry Silbert's AI Dream or Crypto's Next Inequality Engine?

Barry Silbert. To many the name evokes thoughts of untold 2017 crypto bitcoin riches, Grayscale’s crypto kingdom and most recently the downfall of Genesis. These days, however, he’s placing his biggest bets on Bittensor, a decentralized AI network that he believes is the wave of the future. Yet the prospect...

Bitcoin's Gold Impression: A Strategic Hedge, or Fool's Gold?

Bitcoin's Gold Impression: A Strategic Hedge, or Fool's Gold?

The clamor over bitcoin’s alleged re-invention as a safe-haven asset is growing. Today we’re reading stories about its decoupling from tech stocks and its new resilience in the face of an economic apocalypse. Are we really seeing the digital equivalent of gold forming, or are we being suckered into a...

Bitcoin's Gold Rush: Gen Z's Escape From Wall Street's Recession

Bitcoin's Gold Rush: Gen Z's Escape From Wall Street's Recession

Or, try to forget that sinking feeling you had every time you opened your student loan bill. Perhaps it was the shattering realization that the American dream of homeownership was becoming just that—a distant pipe dream. It felt like such a pipe dream and out of reach. You're not alone....