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Web3's Hong Kong Moment Is Here, But Are We Building for Everyone?

Web3's Hong Kong Moment Is Here, But Are We Building for Everyone?

The city of neon lights, crowded markets, and the unique pairing of East meets West. Soho – it’s always been a place where innovation blooms, where empires of art and culture and commerce are created and at breathtaking speed, destroyed. Today, it’s emerging as a new hub for Web3, our...

Solaxy's $30M: Power to the People Or Just Another Crypto Payout?

Solaxy's $30M: Power to the People Or Just Another Crypto Payout?

Okay, let's talk Solaxy. $30 million. That's a lot of cheddar for any project, let alone a meme coin promising to fix Solana's woes. More importantly, is it really going to improve anything for you? Or is it another crypto play simply enriching the suits behind the curtain? That’s the...

Pi Network's Token Hoard: Is This a Chance for a Community Revolution?

Pi Network's Token Hoard: Is This a Chance for a Community Revolution?

The Pi Network problem might be something of a powder keg, and the 17% price drop to $0.611 may only be the matchstick. We're not just talking about numbers on a screen; we're talking about people's hopes, their time invested, and their belief in a decentralized future. And today, that...

Bitcoin's Defiance: A Win for the People, Not Just the Whales

Bitcoin's Defiance: A Win for the People, Not Just the Whales

I still vividly recall first meeting Maria several years ago. She is a Venezuelan single mother. She fights hyperinflation every day that devalues the Bolivar to worthlessness overnight, becoming more and more desperate to find nourishment for her children. Like so many Americans, her situation was escalated, her choices limited,...

China's Crypto Seizure: Will it Crush Bitcoin or Birth a New Era?

China's Crypto Seizure: Will it Crush Bitcoin or Birth a New Era?

Now imagine that same young woman in Nigeria. She’s not sweating from the sun in Lagos, rather her anxiety increases as she sees her bitcoin balance decreasing. Now, she’s using crypto to avoid costly bank intermediaries and establish a new import business that has become a financial lifeline for her...

China's Bitcoin Dilemma: 3 Reasons Why Regulation is Inevitable

China's Bitcoin Dilemma: 3 Reasons Why Regulation is Inevitable

China's relationship with Bitcoin has always been complicated. A tornado courtship preceded by a quick, emphatic separation. As with any complicated break-up, the details are still tangled. In this instance, those loose ends are millions, possibly billions, of dollars’ worth of seized cryptocurrency.The question now isn't whether China likes Bitcoin,...

Bitcoin's Silent Revolution: Why Dominance Isn't What You Think

Bitcoin's Silent Revolution: Why Dominance Isn't What You Think

Bitcoin dominance nearing a 4-year high? Yes, the headlines are screaming it. Before you uncork all the crypto champers and crow about the OG crypto’s triumph, stop—slow your roll just a second. The reality, as ever, is much more complicated and maybe, just maybe, a touch creepy. This isn’t the...

5 Cryptos Building Tomorrow's Web3: Qubetics Leads the Pack

5 Cryptos Building Tomorrow's Web3: Qubetics Leads the Pack

Look, let's be real. The crypto space is a minefield. Meme coins come and go faster than you can say “rug pull.” On the other hand, get rich quick schemes hardly ever deliver on their allure of instantly acquired wealth. As enticing as all this sounds, let’s not get ahead...

DOJ Crypto Shift: 5 Reasons Why Prudence, Not Panic, Is Needed

DOJ Crypto Shift: 5 Reasons Why Prudence, Not Panic, Is Needed

The DOJ is going in a new direction on crypto enforcement and, unsurprisingly, the panic buttons are being pressed. Everybody calm down for a second before we all freak out. So there’s no reason to panic, drop everything, and start taking all your assets back to fiat. Remember the internet...

Crypto's Second Chance: How the DOJ Shift Can Empower Communities

Crypto's Second Chance: How the DOJ Shift Can Empower Communities

It's not necessarily a doomsday scenario. The reality is, it may be the counter-intuitive jolt of creativity and risk that this space needs more than anything. Think of it as tough love – a push for the crypto community to finally grow up and take responsibility for its own backyard....

SaxAi: Crypto Earnings in Your Pocket, No Tech Skills Needed!

SaxAi: Crypto Earnings in Your Pocket, No Tech Skills Needed!

The world of crypto has a reputation for being intimidating with all the technical terms and steps involved. For most people today, earning crypto still seems intimidating. They envision themselves sitting in front of complicated graphs, understanding advanced trading techniques, and spending hours monitoring the market. Now picture a solution...

Fort Worth Mines Bitcoin: A City's Crypto Experiment Begins

Fort Worth Mines Bitcoin: A City's Crypto Experiment Begins

Fort Worth, Texas, started out on a creative path in April 2022, exploring the frontiers of Bitcoin mining. This effort was more than a revenue-generating venture. It set out to position the city as the preeminent center for technology and innovation. The program started with three mining machines, which were...

Fort Worth Leads the Way as First U.S. City to Mine Bitcoin

Fort Worth Leads the Way as First U.S. City to Mine Bitcoin

Fort Worth, Texas, has distinguished itself as the first city in the United States to officially engage in Bitcoin mining. This pilot project serves to strategically position Fort Worth as a hub for technological innovation. First, it offers helpful guidance on how to work within the regulatory environment and build...

Ripple's CBDC Partnerships Surge, Igniting XRP Potential

Ripple's CBDC Partnerships Surge, Igniting XRP Potential

Ripple has greatly deepened its central bank digital currency (CBDC) efforts. Over the second quarter of FY2025, they entered into five new cooperative agreements with central banks. This step is much more than a PR ploy. Beyond those financial benefits, it smartly seeks to position Ripple’s technology deep into the...

Ripple's CBDC Power Play: Will XRP Ride the Digital Fiat Wave?

Ripple's CBDC Power Play: Will XRP Ride the Digital Fiat Wave?

Ripple has made smart moves to jump into the central bank digital currency (CBDC) space. This action has spurred an animated discussion of its potential implications for XRP’s price appreciation and usefulness. Through partnerships with several other central banks around the world, Ripple is looking to use its blockchain tech...

Aqua1 Foundation Navigates Reputational Waters, Denies Web3Port Connection

Aqua1 Foundation Navigates Reputational Waters, Denies Web3Port Connection

The Aqua1 Foundation is a new and critical institution in the digital asset landscape. Today, it’s facing renewed criticism over its aggressive investment practices and corporate ties. The foundation is seeking to avoid becoming the Dow Jones of cryptocurrency, putting their clean reputation at risk in the fast-moving world of...

Aqua1 Foundation: No Ties to Web3Port, Sets Record Straight

Aqua1 Foundation: No Ties to Web3Port, Sets Record Straight

The Web3 space is bubbling over with new ideas and creativity, but it’s a hotbed of rumor and misinformation. Recently, the Aqua1 Foundation was in the midst of a similar storm, with accusations connecting it with Web3Port. This article aims to debunk those rumors, providing a clear explanation of the...

HTX DAO Destroys $22 Million Worth of Tokens in Latest Burn

HTX DAO Destroys $22 Million Worth of Tokens in Latest Burn

To keep these recent achievements in mind, HTX DAO performed a large token burn on July 15, eliminating a total of 11,796,322,511,974.72 $HTX tokens. The value of the destroyed tokens was more than $22.17 million. This action aligns with HTX DAO’s pledge to conduct quarterly burns. Further, it continues progress...