BNB Chain is showing incredible resilience during this bear market cycle, as it continues to have amazing strength compared to other altcoins. At one point, the chain even overtook all other chains combined in terms of DEX trading volume, hitting $14.3 billion in a single week. BNB’s price resilience, too,...
Decentralized finance, or DeFi for short, is a new and developing peer-to-peer financial system. It hopes to remove third parties and centralized institutions, like banks, from financial transactions. We know this vision is big, it’s bold, and it’s ambitious. It establishes an alternative financial universe in which people have increased...
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.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...
Even central banks, through the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), are increasingly concerned. Their new report makes the audacious proclamation that crypto has reached a “critical mass.” Today, it seems like everyone else is rushing to hit the regulatory panic button. They recognize the risks, the channels of transmission, and...
The siren song of decentralized finance, or DeFi, has lured many with promises of unprecedented returns and a financial revolution. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has recently noted this is an enormous problem. Don’t let this song get us all heading full sail toward the jagged rocks. Their report...
Okay, let's be real. Crypto. It’s not intended to be unregulated—it’s supposed to be the opposite, it’s supposed to be about freedom, about breaking free from the centralized power’s clutches. Whenever something goes wrong in the crypto space, the loudest voices are the ones screaming about manipulation and control. Ironically,...
Avalanche, a fast, low-cost and highly flexible Layer-1 blockchain platform, is quickly revolutionizing the decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 ecosystem. What makes Avalanche different is its unique combination of speed, scalability and performance. Combined with its transaction costs—which are remarkably low—Flare has become a favored choice of developers and users....
WhiteBIT is going all out with plans to target retail and institutional investors. During our recent Liquidity 2025 event, the exchange launched several new services. Each of these services has been developed with the express purpose of catering exclusively to larger market players. This decision reflects a larger strategic change....
Are you fed up with a financial system that’s rigged against you? A winner-takes-all system that allows the wealthy to become even more affluent while others fight for whatever remains? I am. And that's why I'm obsessed with DeFi. It’s not only about profit — it’s about creating a new,...
By Tuesday, the cryptocurrency market was back to a peaceful trading day. At the same time, economic data revealed sharp declines in consumer confidence and job openings. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin, which is on a rocket ride of its own, trading at just under $95,400—up 1% in the past 24 hours.The CoinDesk...
Bitcoin flirting with $96,000? Awesome for them, I guess. As the S&P 500 and Nasdaq continue to creep higher, help by… what, exactly? A trade deal with a mystery country? All the while consumers’ confidence is tanking and job openings are vanishing quicker than my hope for affordable housing. Something...
Bitcoin’s astonishing rise, with some analysts estimating it’ll go as high as $96,000, has set the crypto world ablaze. Token ATH! returns to help you understand what’s driving this hype machine. At the same time traditional markets are putting out counter signals, economic storm clouds are quickly building. Then, he’ll...
We're seeing Bitcoin flirting with $96,000, and while some are popping champagne, I'm seeing flashing red lights. That speedy climb is more than cause for celebration. More than that, it might be indicative of a more insidious trend — an increasing panic and distrust for the markets we know, and...
So, Nike and Starbucks are fleeing from NFTs? Good riddance. C’mon, let’s not kid ourselves, their “Web3” experiments were less real than reality TV. They weren’t constructing a community, they were creating a customer base to siphon off.Corporate NFT Exit: Good Riddance!Recall that first wave of enthusiasm when NFTs first...
Gen Z, listen up. You're not crazy. You're not alone. Are you experiencing that grim realization in your heart? It’s what you feel when you find out another corporate behemoth is trying to get into your wallets with the latest cool tech. Nike’s alleged "rug pull" with RTFKT is just...
The NFT space has witnessed a curious trend: while some mainstream brands are exiting, crypto-native companies remain deeply invested. This divergence presents some critical questions concerning the future direction of NFTs and the path forward for these two diverging camps. Why are heavy-hitter industry-leaders like Nike and Starbucks retreating? What...
The class action lawsuit against Nike over its RTFKT NFT offerings is about much more than a legal dispute. It should act as a wake-up call for the entire digital asset market. While the headlines scream "rug pull," the underlying issues point to critical flaws in how we approach NFTs...