At the start of 2025, the cryptocurrency market was poised for another boom. Its initial implementation went off the rails in an unforeseen way in the first quarter. This downward trajectory resulted in a significant decrease in Total Value Locked (TVL) across the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Industry. To make matters...
Alright, fam, let's get real. Remember when Dogecoin was all the rage? Like when your uncle, who still thinks Internet Explorer is the future, was all of a sudden a crypto expert. Good times. Or were they? The DeFi market plummeted by $48 billion recently. Ouch. And while the crypto...
Remember Tamagotchis? Those annoying little digital pets that required your undivided attention, or else they’d… “perish” or something. We all learned a serious lesson about accountability from those 8-bit monsters. Now, I observe a variant of this same dynamic playing out in the DeFi universe. The last $48 billion decrease...
Think about the joy you felt when grandma learned to use Facebook. So yeah, that’s basically how I’m coming down on the SEC these days. Except instead of just scrolling past cat pictures, they’re…well, un-liking lawsuits against the entire NFT space. And let me tell you, it’s about damn time.From...
Remember Doge? Recalibrate your outlook just a little and do you all remember when everyone thought crypto was a temporary bubble, a digital tulip mania? So grab your popcorn and get ready! Yemen is adding another chapter to the ongoing history of crypto. We know, it sounds crazier than a...
Meanwhile, financial sanctions and conflict are devastating Yemen’s economy. Consequently, average individuals are seeking the safety and flexibility of decentralized finance (DeFi) as a major institution alternative to traditional banking systems. The US administration has reinstated the Houthis’ designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), which has led to increased...
The memecoin world is a bit of the wild west, if you will. It’s a new digital frontier where billions can be made, or wiped out, in an instant. Recently the Base blockchain—Coinbase’s new layer 2 blockchain—was the scene of a very different but equally hilarious saga. A memecoin that...
The new cryptocurrency token called “Base is for everyone” experienced an astronomical crash. In fact, within a mere 20 minutes its value crashed by almost 90%. The incident has been a lightning rod for controversy and raised alarms over possible rug pull scams in the decentralized finance (DeFi) arena. The...
The FBI's pursuit of $35 million in stolen Bitcoin, linked to the Bybit hack and allegedly laundered through eXch, isn't just another crypto crime story. This predicament puts the toxic side of DeFi in the spotlight. It is all an important intervention for an industry confused about itself and its...
Excited about the launch of “Base is for everyone”? It was meant to be this really funny, joke-y, self-aware meme coin, a big middle finger to the seriousness of crypto. I saw it, chuckled, and thought, "Okay, this is Web3 absurdity at its finest." Then, BAM! $17 million market cap...
