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7 Reasons Staking Crypto Beats Traditional Investing During a Bear Market

7 Reasons Staking Crypto Beats Traditional Investing During a Bear Market

The stock market's a rollercoaster, savings accounts offer pathetic returns, and bonds? Let's just say they're not exactly keeping pace with inflation. You're feeling the squeeze, right? I get it. The current system of traditional finance is leaving too many of us behind, particularly in such uncertain times. What if...

Pectra's Here, But Is Ethereum Finally Ready to Disrupt Finance?

Pectra's Here, But Is Ethereum Finally Ready to Disrupt Finance?

Okay, Pectra is live. We’ve seen the headlines. Ethereum upgraded! Scalability improved! Let's cut the celebratory noise. Could the sound of champagne corks popping have silenced a key question? Are we truly getting Ethereum back on track towards its original promise of decentralized finance, or simply gilding a corral full...

$DOOD's Price: The South Asian Crypto Perspective You Need

$DOOD's Price: The South Asian Crypto Perspective You Need

The buzz around $DOOD is deafening. Another NFT project launching a token? Yawn, you might think. But hold on. Before you dismiss it as just another pump-and-dump, consider this: what does $DOOD really mean for the burgeoning crypto markets in South Asia? We cannot approach responses from merely a Western...

10 Crypto Presales to Watch Or Regret It?

10 Crypto Presales to Watch Or Regret It?

Let's be brutally honest. You’re reading this because you’re interested in what’s new with crypto. Perhaps you’re feeling the urgency, wanting to make sure you’re not left behind on the innovations of tomorrow! Maybe all three. Put aside the hype, the Lambo fantasies, the “get rich quick” schemes. This isn't...

Gate.io Evolves into Crypto Infrastructure Giant, Valued as Super Unicorn

Gate.io Evolves into Crypto Infrastructure Giant, Valued as Super Unicorn

Gate.io, one of the world’s longest-standing and innovative cryptocurrency exchange platform, has gradually transformed its operations from a simple “tool platform” to a more elaborate “infrastructure” provider. Gate.io has changed a lot in the last 12 years. From a simple job-matching platform, it quickly evolved into a robust crypto-financial ecosystem...

Crypto's $6.3 Trillion Future: Why Decentralization Is The Only Way

Crypto's $6.3 Trillion Future: Why Decentralization Is The Only Way

Consider the plight of a single mother in rural Kenya trying to send her kids to school. While the fees are low, bank transfers are very costly and highly unreliable. Middlemen siphon off their profits, and delays inevitably cause her children to lose out. It’s painful, inconvenient, and wholly unnecessary...

NFT Lending Dapps Market Shows Promising Growth Trajectory

NFT Lending Dapps Market Shows Promising Growth Trajectory

The NFT Lending Dapps market is poised for substantial expansion, driven by the increasing demand for understanding client needs and adapting to potential market changes to enhance its appeal. Worldwide Market Reports recently came out with a detailed report, which helped navigate through the changing market scenario. It’s an essential...

NFT Lending Dapps: Democratizing Finance or Just Another Elite Playground?

NFT Lending Dapps: Democratizing Finance or Just Another Elite Playground?

Are NFT lending dapps really democratizing access? Or do they just build another gilded cage for the rich? We hear the buzzwords – decentralization, financial freedom, empowerment – but let's be brutally honest: who is actually benefiting from this so-called revolution?I joined UPS after spending years advising millennial entrepreneurs in...

NFT Lending Dapps Surge: Are You Missing Out on the Boom?

NFT Lending Dapps Surge: Are You Missing Out on the Boom?

Particularly in the rapidly evolving and innovative space of decentralized finance (DeFi). Perhaps the most exciting trend of all is the rise of NFT lending dapps. These platforms enable users to take out loans using their NFTs as collateral. They make it possible for users to lend out their crypto...

CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds Reports on Trump Token Developments

CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds Reports on Trump Token Developments

Sam is a senior reporter, based in Asia. He’s a member of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb Award for breaking news coverage of FTX’s collapse, and he’s most recently covered the latest developments around the $TRUMP token. He’s done a lot of work reporting at the...

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