Digital assets experienced a remarkable surge in 2024. The prospect of regulatory clarity and a “crypto-friendly” U.S. Administration propelled the total market capitalization of the sector to an all-time high of +$3.79 trillion with the price of bitcoin reaching +$108,000 in December 2024. Lawmakers calling for a national Bitcoin Strategic Reserve have gained traction in several countries including the United States, Japan, Poland, and Brazil where a bill was proposed to hold up to 5% of the...

Social media is experiencing a renaissance. The Big Tech walled garden strategy from social media companies is being challenged by open social networks providing users with the ability to own their content and connections. From Myspace to Tik Tok, the social media landscape is centralized and dependent on companies storing your personal data in servers owned by the company. For example, when you use Facebook, you are asking the company’s servers permission to access your data. If Facebook or ...

A seismic shift reshaping the global financial landscape and nature of money is underway. The BRICS nations represent an emerging Global South who seek to reform the international economic system while reducing dependence on the U.S. Dollar and Western dominated financial institutions. BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) a bloc of developing economies, formally expanded membership to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January 2024. Combined, BRICS n...

In September, the Federal Reserve initiated a fresh liquidity cycle, reducing the federal funds rate half a percentage point from a 23-year high. This unwinding of the economic tightening cycle follows 11 rate hikes dating back to March 2022 and similar measures from several Central Banks including the Bank of England, European Central Bank, and People’s Bank of China. Following the Federal Reserve’s statement, China announced fiscal and monetary stimulus measures “bold by historical standard...

Software is disrupting banking and financial services. For a fraction of a cent, stablecoins facilitate transactions at the speed of the internet...

What services do you take for granted? Most likely, everyone reading this article has the ability to open a checking account or apply for a loan, but what about the “unbanked”? According...

Blockchain, DAO, DeFi, DLT, GameFi, NFT, the Metaverse – Web3 is similar to learning a new language...

The march towards mainstream adoption of Web3 accelerates with the introduction of Solana...

The march towards Web3 adoption continues despite negative price action in the digital asset...

The Metaverse and NFTs are reshaping business and consumer interaction over the web...