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Trump Coin's Defiant Rise: A DeFi Disaster or a Sign of Things to Come?

Trump Coin's Defiant Rise: A DeFi Disaster or a Sign of Things to Come?

Okay, let's talk about the TRUMP coin. You read that right, the one riding on the coattails of that same former president. One may think that with a huge token unlock of 40m tokens would tank the price. It needs to fall quicker than Trump’s approval rating on January 6th!...

Is Trump-Linked Crypto the Real Reason for This Week's Fundraising Surge?

Is Trump-Linked Crypto the Real Reason for This Week's Fundraising Surge?

Crypto fundraising surges 62% in one week, reaches close to $500M? And buried in that headline is this: DWF Labs throws $25 million at World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project "inspired by President Donald J. Trump." Inspired? Better would be fueled by Trump, and perhaps even fueling this entire...

Crypto Markets See Downturn in Q1 2025 Amidst Political and Economic Shifts

Crypto Markets See Downturn in Q1 2025 Amidst Political and Economic Shifts

Yet, in the first quarter of 2025, crypto was reeling from a major implosion. Buying power shriveled as total market capitalization tumbled, crypto darling Bitcoin’s price swooned up and down like a roller coaster, and the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem experienced seismic changes. Political turmoil, economic instability, and shifting trends...

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5 Cryptos Building Blockchain's Future, And Why Qubetics Leads The Pack

Forget the meme coins. Seriously, forget them. You’re not going to create a future—or even a good portfolio—on hype. The big dollars, the big change, is in the T&I infrastructure. We should consider blockchain the same way we would have considered the internet in the early 90s. The response was...

NFTs Are Dead? 5 Cryptos Proving the Metaverse is Just Getting Started

NFTs dead? Seriously? Explain that to Beeple, or to any of the artists currently creating breathtaking digital realms. They’re not dead, they’re just evolving. Consider it more a metaverse renaissance than a death. And guess what? This renaissance needs infrastructure. Forget flipping JPEGs for a fast profit; we’re not only...

Bitcoin's $90K Hides a Bigger Story Qubetics' DeFi Revolution

Bitcoin reaching $90,000? Yeah, that’s a clickbaity attention getter. Arthur Hayes calling it the “last opportunity” beneath $100k? Possible. Let's be real, the real innovation, the stuff that's going to reshape finance, isn't about a single asset's price. It’s not about the shiny new app, it’s about the technology under...

Vitalik's RISC-V Dream: Will Ethereum Become the Ultimate Meme Machine?

Okay, let's be real. When Vitalik starts explaining why instruction set architectures are the least important thing in a computer, we all, myself included, tune out. And just hear me out on this one! This RISC-V technology might be just the thing to unlock Ethereum’s full potential. It’s not only...

Ethereum's Dying? NFTs Say Hold My Beer (and My JPEG)

Meet the guy who believes Ethereum’s one foot in the grave. Okay, boomer blockchain. While the Cardano founder’s been busy making pronouncements from his digital throne, the NFT community's reaction is less "panic" and more "is this guy serious?"Let’s face it, this is not the first time anyone has announced...

Hoskinson's Ethereum Prediction: 3 Fatal Flaws or Just Crypto Rivalry?

Speaking of grenades, the other Charles—Hoskinson—tossed another one into the crypto pond, making a dramatic prediction that Ethereum will die in 10-15 years. Is he really a visionary, or is this the pot calling the kettle black? In the spirit of vigorous skepticism, let’s take apart his case. After all,...

Ethereum's RISC-V Gamble: Genius Move or Just Another Blockchain Pipe Dream?

Vitalik’s RISC-V proposal…that’s the equivalent of betting the farm, right? We're talking about ripping out the engine of a Formula 1 car while it's still racing and replacing it with something...potentially faster. The promise? A 100x speed boost for zero-knowledge proofs. A hundred. Now that’s the kind of number that...

Scroll's TVL Plunge: Is This 'Biggest Leap' a Giant Faceplant?

Scroll's Euclid upgrade: "Biggest Leap Forward!" they scream. A financial portfolio? Far from it. Almost the most biggest leap backward down a financial cliff. Tired of getting Euclid-ed right outta your ETH like the rest of us?Is Stage One Really Number One?Alright, Scroll, let’s dig into this “Stage 1 Rollup”...