Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is quickly changing the state of play on a global financial scale, with opportunities never imagined alongside dangers equally as vexing. Today, DeFi’s transparency is what’s attracting most of the spotlight. Beyond this, it could reduce settlement times for cross-border transactions to less than 5 minutes in...
Let’s face it—the siren song of DeFi fixed yield is extremely seductive. APYs that would make your local credit union or community bank savings account seem like a rounding error? Who wouldn't be intrigued? The story being advanced and accepted by many is that DeFi is the way of the...
The pudgy penguins waddling their way into My Neighbor Alice. Sounds cute, right? As a blockchain analyst, I’ve seen a lot of NFT projects that promised the moon and ended up giving you dust. So I look at this partnership with cautious optimism, but a healthy dose of skepticism.Royalties Revisited...
I watched young Thando’s eyes glaze over when she described the thrill of a virtual pair of Off-White Nikes in her closet. Thando, a bright, ambitious young woman I mentor here in Johannesburg, dreams of becoming a successful fashion designer. For her, NFT sneakers were an opportunity to join a...
In reality, only 3% of NFT creators ever receive regular royalties. Let that sink in. This all begs the question of a system that’s claimed to be designed to benefit artists, but instead the overwhelming majority of them are left holding the bag. Is this really the future of how...
Forget the hype cycles and breathless headlines. This is not your average NFT partnership. It’s a key step that will allow Web3’s potential to be realized for all, especially the underserved. To understand how My Neighbor Alice (MNA) teaming up with Pudgy Penguins goes beyond cute penguin avatars waddling around...
You see these lists, right? The 10 Best Cryptos, yelling about market cap and 7-day increases. They're everywhere. And granted, at first glance, it all seems bright and exciting. Here’s what I want to go through with you – that data is the smokescreen. It's hiding a shocking truth about...
The typical "top 10 crypto" list? It's a mirage. A dangerous, yet carefully constructed illusion that reinforces the status quo and strangles the very innovation it so proudly claims to celebrate. Then you look at those lists, all ruled by market cap and short-term pumps and you say, “Safe bets!...
Okay, let's be real. You wouldn’t be reading this if you weren’t interested in meme coins. Maybe you've even dabbled. You’ve read the headlines, heard about the overnight millionaires, and witnessed the all too familiar rug pulls. You’re no dope either because you know that most of it is just...
You're watching your meme coin portfolio bleed out, aren't you? You heard about Pepe and SHIB, and maybe you even threw a few dollars at Fartcoin—yes, it exists! You pictured yourself behind the wheel of a Lambo, retiring by 40. The tech press went wild, the headlines screamed “Next Big...
