One of the biggest promises of DeFi is the ability to earn passive income. In addition to eliminating the need for banks, brokers, or middlemen in transactions, the new financial system offered multiple ways to make your money work...
Stablecoins are gaining traction in regions where inflation is rampant and traditional banking is either unreliable or inaccessible. In Latin America, where economic volatility is a fact of life, El Dorado positions itself as a crypto-native alternative to outdated...
For years, U.S. banks tiptoed around crypto, wary of the regulatory noose tightening around their balance sheets—thanks to the infamous Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121. That’s now changed. In a move that sent ripples through both the financial and...
In 2025, DAOs control over $32 billion in on-chain treasuries, with top-tier DAOs controlling over a billion each—an unprecedented capital base for a new financial specie. But these reserves aren't longer idle bags of governance tokens and ETH. DAOs...
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are redefining how human beings collaborate, offering a paradigm shift from traditional hierarchical structures to decentralized, transparent, and community-driven governance. By leveraging the epoch-defining technologies of blockchain and smart contracts, DAOs enable global coordination of...
The U.S. dollar has been the go-to currency for global trade and finance for decades. This dominance began after World War II when the Bretton Woods Agreement made the dollar the world’s main reserve currency. Over time, the size...
Rug pulls have become one of the most pervasive risks in the DeFi space, eroding investor confidence and hindering the industry's long-term viability. A rug pull is a type of fraud where a project's developers abandon the initiative after...
Imagine being able to invest in the next big tech revolution with just a few clicks. That’s exactly what Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) promised when they exploded onto the scene. Startups could raise millions—sometimes even billions—without the red tape...
Traditional navigation apps like Google Maps and Waze rely on user-generated data but offer nothing in return. Users contribute real-time traffic and location information, yet they aren't compensated. Meanwhile, these platforms monetize the data, often at the expense of...
Blacklisting is quietly becoming a feature of DeFi—an ecosystem originally built to be trustless and permissionless. In theory, centralized authorities like banks and regulators were to play little or no role. In practice, the opposite seems to be happening....
