Tag: financialinclusion

BlockDAG & The People: Can Crypto's Growth Be Inclusive?

BlockDAG & The People: Can Crypto's Growth Be Inclusive?

BlockDAG's making waves. A 2,660% price surge? A $350 million presale? Those are numbers that grab attention. We should not get carried away by the excitement. Let's ask a tougher question: Who is benefitting from this growth? Crypto does have tremendous technological promise. Are they truly building a more inclusive...

8 Cryptos for the People Will They Really Change the World?

8 Cryptos for the People Will They Really Change the World?

You've heard the whispers, seen the headlines: crypto is dead. But maybe, just maybe, it's just hibernating. Still, while Bitcoin and Ethereum steal all the headlines, a new kind of cryptocurrency is rising. So much more than Lambos and yachts. This new, world-changing crypto is all about the impact! These...

LOKA's DAO Dream: Can It Empower the Little Guy?

LOKA's DAO Dream: Can It Empower the Little Guy?

Let’s face it, the crypto ecosystem can sometimes seem like an arena built for crypto whales. Right now, big money calls all the shots and a lot of us are just left standing on the sidelines. Might LOKA’s transition to a DAO finally make a difference? Could it actually provide...

Nexchain's $5M Airdrop Shows Crypto Cares About Community

Nexchain's $5M Airdrop Shows Crypto Cares About Community

Despite all its decentralizing, democratizing potential, crypto mostly resembles a gated community. High gas fees, complex jargon, and a constant barrage of scams can make it feel inaccessible, especially for those who need it most. Just when you’re ready to give up hope entirely, you come across something like Nexchain’s...

SaxAi: Empowering the Underbanked or Another Crypto Mirage?

SaxAi: Empowering the Underbanked or Another Crypto Mirage?

The promise of cryptocurrency has always been tantalizing: a decentralized, democratized financial system, free from the control of banks and governments. For too many, particularly those who need it the most, that promise is still several clicks away. High costs, advanced technology, and the wild unpredictability of the market have...

Ripple's CBDC Alliance: Powering a Future Where Finance Empowers Everyone?

Ripple's CBDC Alliance: Powering a Future Where Finance Empowers Everyone?

Ripple's foray into the world of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) isn't just another headline. It’s a big potential game-changer, and not just for investors. It is more than just you and me, it is about that single mother who can’t afford to send remittances back home.Can Finance Lift Everyone...

BlockDAG: Is This the Crypto for the Rest of Us?

BlockDAG: Is This the Crypto for the Rest of Us?

Look, we all know that crypto can be a loaded and feel like a privileged space. Confusing jargon and expensive gas fees can take a toll on your pocketbook. Combine that with the ever looming threat of rug pulls, and it’s enough to make anyone throw their hands up! Imagine...

Hyperliquid's Airdrop: Democratizing Finance or Just Another Crypto Hype?

Hyperliquid's Airdrop: Democratizing Finance or Just Another Crypto Hype?

Hyperliquid’s HYPE airdrop has caught the crypto world on fire. It’s given away a jaw-dropping 27.5% of its entire supply — valued at over $7.5 billion — to over 94,000 unique users in the process. That's a headline grabber, no doubt. A crucial question lingers: is this a genuine step...

Is Qitmeer's Ethical Web3 a Trojan Horse for Islamic Finance?

Is Qitmeer's Ethical Web3 a Trojan Horse for Islamic Finance?

Qitmeer Network’s collaboration with Catalyst Ventures is making waves. Headlines are shrill with promises of ethical Web3 and Shariah-compliant DeFi. Before we jump on the bandwagon, let's ask a tough question: could this well-intentioned effort inadvertently limit the very innovation it seeks to foster?Ethics Hinder Innovation Growth?The prospect of ethical...

Crypto For All? Bybit's India Tour Sparks Hope, But...

Crypto For All? Bybit's India Tour Sparks Hope, But...

Bybit's India Blockchain Tour 2025. Sounds amazing, right? A huge, global crypto exchange coming down to India, pledging to level up the crypto literacy quotient in the country and empowering the youth within. Hyderabad saw over 1,000 attendees. Eight cities in total. All brought together by Octaloop, a Web3 consulting...

3 Reasons NOTAI & Zoro Partnership Signals a Maturing Web3 AI

3 Reasons NOTAI & Zoro Partnership Signals a Maturing Web3 AI

Web3 AI. Those words ooze with tech utopianism, no? Between the hype and the headlines, it's crucial to ask: is this real progress, or just another echo in the crypto space? NOTAI and Zoro Technology have recently entered into a powerful collaborative relationship. They are bridging Web2 AI to the...

NOTAI & Zoro: Will This Partnership Finally Democratize AI For All?

NOTAI & Zoro: Will This Partnership Finally Democratize AI For All?

Let’s be honest, the AI revolution seems a bit… elitist at the moment. What we often hear about are these mind-blowing advancements, but who exactly benefits from them? Big tech, mostly. The average Joe or Jane? Not so much. That’s why the relationship between NOTAI and Zoro Technology surprised and...

Top 5 Crypto Presales Powering A Future We All Deserve

Top 5 Crypto Presales Powering A Future We All Deserve

We stand at a crossroads. On the other side, the establishment – old embedded power, opaque systems, financial gatekeepers. On the other, a collaborative, community-based, blockchain-enabled, decentralized future. And crypto presales are the ignition switch.Think about it. The internet brought the hope of a democratized flow of information, but under...

5 Crypto Presales or Ponzi Schemes? A Principled Investor's Guide

5 Crypto Presales or Ponzi Schemes? A Principled Investor's Guide

What does that even look like in the Wild West that is cryptocurrency right now. To me, it’s about taking those common-sense, old-fashioned values, and applying them to a new-fangled space. It's about long-term value over short-term hype, ethical considerations over fleeting trends, and understanding what you're putting your hard-earned...

Is DeSoc's $10M Funding a Threat to XRP's Real-World Dominance?

Is DeSoc's $10M Funding a Threat to XRP's Real-World Dominance?

So, DeSoc got $10 million. Good for them. Investors, many of them once bullish on XRP and AVAX, are suddenly flooding cash into this “social-DeFi” nonsense. Let's not get carried away. Is big money the angel of death for XRP? I think not. In fact, I think the market's getting...

DeSoc's $10M: A Social-DeFi Revolution XRP & AVAX Investors Can't Ignore

DeSoc's $10M: A Social-DeFi Revolution XRP & AVAX Investors Can't Ignore

I mean, c’mon—you guys, like all of us, are sick to death of hearing about the “next big thing” in crypto, right? Most of it is hype. Every once in a while something truly disruptive emerges. DeSoc, with its recent $10 million funding round, might just be one of those...

Is Binance Alpha's TREE Listing a Gamble or a Calculated Risk?

Is Binance Alpha's TREE Listing a Gamble or a Calculated Risk?

The excitement is real as Treehouse (TREE) gets ready to list on Binance Alpha. As with any exciting technology, everyone wonders whether this is the next big thing. It honestly does feel like a once in lifetime opportunity to get involved with a project so clearly headed toward success! But...

TREE Listing: Power to the People or Another Crypto Empty Promise?

TREE Listing: Power to the People or Another Crypto Empty Promise?

Is crypto really democratizing finance? Or are we just seeing the emergence of a different form of centralized power, covered in the pretty prose of decentralization? With the upcoming TREE listing on Binance Alpha, it’s gotten me wondering about this very question. Instead, we’ve been sold on disruption, empowerment, and...