Okay, let's be real. How many times have we heard, just around the bend, the promise of crypto. "Decentralized finance!" "Empowerment for the people!" "Financial freedom!" It’s a lovely vision, a digital Robin Hood defeating Wall Street. But then this happens. A huge $212 million Bitcoin sell order just vanished...
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...
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 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...
Remember Pets.com? Webvan? Boo.com? Those names probably trigger a mix of nostalgia and schadenfreude for anyone who lived through the dot-com boom and bust. We were all naive enough to believe that the internet would revolutionize everything – and rather successfully, too. It wasn’t a smooth road paved with good...
Let's be real: the traditional financial system feels rigged. We’ve witnessed $29 trillion in bailouts for the banks who made this mess, as student loan debt continues to crush our generation. We’re passing down a planet that is literally on fire, and an economy based on exploitation and inequality. So...
Erase all misconceptions that you may have about Bitcoin. This isn’t just another internet whatchamacallit or millennial get-rich-quick scheme. It’s not just cool ideas, it's about wealth preservation in a world that’s rapidly changing faster than many of us can adapt to. And if you’re a Baby Boomer, this is...