The dating and social connection landscape is rapidly evolving, spurred by technology and new cultural attitudes. Emily Tran reviews ten pitch decks from dating and social startups. This allows Cat to stay informed with where these platforms are going so she knows which way to drive them. Here’s what we...
VCs are tossing Venture capitalists new dating apps around like they’re throwing wedding confetti. We’d like to think that these apps are different, focused on fulfilling “genuine connection” and “IRL experiences.” Founders with Instagram and Google pedigree are creating them. But even Gen Z is joining the fun! Apps like...
We've all heard the narratives: Bitcoin is a volatile casino, a tool for criminals, a bubble waiting to burst. The media has a field day casting it like that. Picture this Bitcoin is more than the hype and FUD (Fear Uncertainty Doubt) sensational headlines you’ve heard. Beneath the facade, however,...
The story of my hometown, Harmony Creek, and its recent brush with losing its soul. First, we were up against a huge corporate housing development—Harmony Heights. It offered enormous economic promise, but at the same time threatened to decimate what had made Harmony Creek unique. Imagine packed roads, overtaxed infrastructure,...
If we’re being real, today’s DeFi user experience is frequently an impenetrable walled garden. The institutions with the very deep pockets, those are the ones who are always getting the lionshare of the winnings. What of the solo coders, the small teams with big dreams and bigger ideas, but not...
And yet, for all the promise of DeFi, it can sometimes feel like a carnival side show. Shiny prizes (upwardly spiking APYs) entice, but the house always wins. But coupled with likely incentive structures particularly around token emissions this has set up an ultimate recipe for short-term wins and long-term...
Recently, Core DAO introduced the most innovative revenue-sharing model, Rev+. This effort is designed to attract developers, stablecoin issuers, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). This initiative marks a significant step towards fostering growth and development within the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, particularly for Bitcoin builders. Core DAO aims to be...
Kabosu. Even the name sounds like a sneeze. And perhaps that indeed is what it is – a minor, inconsequential sneeze in the long arc of Ethereum’s development. Or maybe that’s just a symptom of a bigger issue. It may foreshadow rot at the very core of what once seemed...
The crypto market is a fickle place that is always chasing the next hot topic. In the past few months, XYZVerse has been getting all the buzz! The surprise success of XYZVerse has many wondering what’s behind this initial momentum. Some analysts have made bold predictions calling for a 7400%...
7400%. That's the number plastered all over XYZVerse's marketing. A 7400% increase from their presale at $0.003333 to an expected $0.10. A siren song sung softly in the ears of crypto veterans and dreamers alike. Let's be brutally honest here, folks. Though in the wild west of meme coins, promises...