An African Perspective on Why the World Needs Cryptocurrencies
Rising cryptocurrency use in Africa over the past few years has not only shown that digital currencies are now a vital means of moving funds across borders and between people,…
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‘Financial Inclusion’ — A Buzzword for Central Banks Who Secretly Despise Economic Freedom
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its latest report on “digital currency governance” this month, addressing stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and “barriers to financial inclusion.” Like most central banks, regulators, think…
Third-Generation Blockchains Will Pick Up the Defi Slack Left by Ethereum
With the ETH 2.0 upgrade still months, if not years, from a full launch, third-generation blockchain protocols are quickly racing up to dethrone Ethereum as the “go-to” hub for dapps…
If Stablecoins Are Going to Be Regulated Like Banks, They Should Enjoy All the Benefits
The U.S. Treasury Department proposed regulating stablecoin issuers as banking institutions, which may be a great idea if stablecoin issuers are offered the same privileges as regulated banks. US Treasury…
Defi Losing Track of Its Core Vision as It Gradually Resembles the Very Idea It Aspired to Change
As defi continues to expand, it risks embracing the very ideology it initially sought to reject as the primary beneficiaries of this new financing paradigm are those who already own…
Bitcoin ETF May Feel Good to BTC Enthusiasts, but Adoption May Not Advance In-Kind
While cheered emphatically by the crypto community, the bitcoin ETF’s simplicity hides many drawbacks, especially for long-term investors unfamiliar with the inner workings of the futures market and the rocky…
Polkadot and Ethereum 2.0 — A Look at the Solutions Building the Scalability of Tomorrow
Both Ethereum 2.0 and Polkadot are promising sharding-based protocols overcoming the scalability challenges facing legacy blockchains. Although slightly different, together, the Relay Chain and Beacon Chain represent another significant leap…
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