Tag: financial crisis

I saw Maya just yesterday. At just 24, she’s drowning in student loan debt for a degree she almost never uses. To keep her family’s head above water, she bounces between two low-wage, dead-end jobs. You could see in her eyes, though, when she found her groove and began discussing...

Longing for the days when decentralized revolution envy was at an all time high? The promise of Bitcoin, gently murmured in hushed tones between the cool kids in Gen Z, was alluring. A new financial system created by the public, for the public, that’s free at last from the self-serving...

Remember those dizzying heights? Seem like a lifetime ago, don't they? Meanwhile bitcoin flirts with $70,000 and Dogecoin skyrockets because of a meme. Fast forward a few months and boom, now everyone – even your cousin still living in his mom’s basement – is a crypto expert! It seemed like...

I understand that this isn’t the sexiest of topics, I really do. But its independence? That's the bedrock of our economic stability. But for decades, this independence has been a key guardrail, too. Most importantly, it shields us from the ill will and politically motivated decisions that could undermine the...

We've all seen the headlines: economic collapse, hyperinflation, governments seizing assets. We know it can be easy to feel hopeless, like these are distant, unactionable problems occurring “over there.” What if I told you that there’s a different, quieter revolution? It’s a digital lifeline for our neighbors desperately drowning in...

The market’s jittery, and to be honest we can’t blame you if you are. And the effects of Trump’s trade war and his all-out war with the Fed on investor confidence are shaking things up. We're not just talking about a minor correction. Some are whispering about a potential dollar...

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...

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index has dropped all the way to its lowest point since 2022. This steep drop is a good demonstration of the U.S. dollar’s ongoing “crisis of confidence.” This negative market landscape is at some point boosting other assets, such as Bitcoin, it has proven resilient regardless...