Ben Pasternak, the visionary behind Believe.app, is one of several betting on a future where startups won’t need to go through Sand Hill Road to begin with. He envisions a future of real “Internet Capital Markets.” Here’s how it works. In this utopian vision, developers wouldn’t just submit a glossy...
Forget lambos and laser eyes. The crypto market is changing at an astonishingly fast pace. By 2025, the projects that will come to the fore will be those that solve practical, everyday issues instead of reaching for the stars. It’s time to tune out the chatter and focus on seven...
Anatoly Yakovenko, one of the co-founders of Solana, has suggested a novel “meta blockchain” approach. This new initiative seeks to address the growing challenge of data fragmentation between all the various layer-1 blockchains. This proposal comes amid increasing calls for greater interoperability and collaborative economics within the cryptocurrency industry, highlighted...
The blockchain space is a true wild west at the moment. Each Layer-1 is its own walled garden, hoarding its users and liquidity with jealousy. We're promised a future of seamless interoperability, but what we're actually getting is a fragmented mess. Solana’s co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has pitched an alternative. Solana’s...
CoinW, a global digital asset trading platform, left its mark on TOKEN 2049 Dubai. As I expected, they bravely and confidently illustrated their tangible commitment to security and innovation. The company is currently working with more than 220 million users across 200+ countries. It continues to demonstrate its commitment to...
Silicon Valley might be the most vitally active hotbed of tech creation the world has ever seen. Here, innovative minds are free to dream big, and paradigm-shifting technologies are born. After all, California has long been the home and leader of technological disruptions. Whether from the advent of personal computing,...
Sui, another layer-1 blockchain, made waves with its Move-based programming language and object-centric architecture. It is definitely catching fire, particularly among developer and venture capital circles in California. Its unique consensus and execution engine powers the ability to process transactions independently, allowing for its scalability and lightning fast speed. Purpose-built...
Silicon Valley's latest sweetheart? Sui. The siren song of the “next-generation” Layer-1 blockchain has been reverberating up and down Sand Hill Road. That’s right, California is at it again. They’re trying to do it again with the rules, as they did with semiconductors and social media. Before you jump on...
With TOKEN2049 – one of the crypto world’s flagship events – recently concluding, Jason was on the ground to take in all the smartest insights. A clear theme emerged: the crypto space is maturing, moving beyond mere hype and speculation towards tangible utility and real-world applications. The change represents a...
Now imagine you wake up tomorrow, check your OpenSea account, and… poof. Your Bored Ape? Gone. CryptoPunk? Vanished. NFT unplugged. Nothing but a digital black hole where your valuable NFT used to be. Thanks, Quantum! Sounds like a dystopian joke, right? The fast-approaching specter of quantum computing renders this NFT...
Further Reading
OpenSea Insider Case: Is This the End of Crypto Regulation?
The reversal of Nathaniel Chastain’s conviction is a further gut punch. This message resonates far beyond free market advocates. It indirectly stands against the very belief that crypto can transform into a more reliable environment. The Wild West days are certainly not over. I fear for all of us if...
Oh, brilliant! Just brilliant. So, the guy who supposedly front-ran NFTs on OpenSea gets to go free? Are you KIDDING me? I'm picturing him right now, sipping champagne, while the rest of us are out here trying to decide if we can afford ramen and gas this week.This is not...
Lean Ethereum: Pragmatic Progress or Just Another Crypto Pipe Dream?
10,000 TPS on Ethereum Mainnet? Really? We've heard promises before, haven't we? Justin Drake's "Lean Ethereum" roadmap, with its ambition to boost Ethereum's performance to rival traditional payment networks, sounds fantastic on paper. But hold on a minute there speedy driver. Is this moment a one-off, or a genuine opportunity...
Ethereum is preparing for the biggest change in the next 10 years to come. The initial goal for these developer-chain collaborations was to improve transaction speeds. Simultaneously, we hope to shore up the network against future dangers such as quantum computing. Anjali Mehra, a DeFi opinion columnist, explains the transformative...
Ethereum's 10K TPS Dream: Will 'Lean' Fix the NFT Gas Crisis?
Okay, let's be real. And how many of us have really followed through on an NFT mint. And sometimes we have the impression that with those big gas dollars we just paid for Elon Musk’s next trip into space! As many of you know, I attempted to drop a flock...
Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation has introduced an ambitious roadmap known as Lean Ethereum. The plan lays out a long-term strategic vision of the future for the blockchain. On the night of July 31st, a proposal appeared on the Ethereum Foundation blog. It promised a multi-layered, collaborative approach that...
Ethereum's ETF Hopes Are Overblown. Here's the Real Story.
Not to say that Ethereum didn’t have a great July, a 50% increase that left everyone thinking ETFs were right around the corner. This isn't about ETFs magically solving all of Ethereum's problems; it's about something far more fundamental – its long-term sustainability.ETF Approval = Guaranteed Success?Absolutely not. The market...
Ethereum's 50% July Surge? It's the Memes, Stupid!
Okay, let's get real. You might have heard the news about Ethereum’s dramatic rise of over 50% in July. Institutional interest, they say. Network upgrades, they claim. Blah, blah, blah. While those things matter, I'm here to tell you the real reason: It's the damn memes, people!Memes Drive Ethereum, Get...