Explainers

Okay, let's be real. You're here because you saw that headline and thought, "Could this be it? My chance to finally get ahead?" I get it. For all these reasons, we all want to catch the next wave. And with Bitcoin again flirting with new all time highs, that wave...

Well, it’s hard telling you this, but we’re looking at a Bitcoin worth $103,571.43. A 26% jump this month alone. Market cap over $2 trillion. And analysts are bandying about figures such as $140,000. It’s enough to make your head spin, or even worse, FOMO you into a situation that...

Crypto never sleeps. Now, neither does Coinbase. But is this a blessing, or a blessing in disguise? On the heels of the Deribit acquisition, the launch of 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum futures trading vaporizes any doubt about Bakkt’s commitment to crypto. Rather than demonstrating the commonwealth’s commitment to innovation, it’s...

$104,297. That’s the number dancing across screens, the siren song that’s been luring investors further into the crypto abyss. Further optimism created by impending international free trade deals serves to strengthen Bitcoin’s meteoric rise. Consequently, the total crypto market cap has skyrocketed to a staggering $3.28 trillion. But in doing...

Alright, Bitcoin breaking through $104k would not just be a breakthrough number — it would send a powerful signal. A portend that the crypto floodgates are starting to crack open, and fortune soon to be communicated. Let's be real, chasing Bitcoin at this point is like showing up to the...

Coinbase announced their entry into 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum futures trading earlier today. With their recent multi-billion dollar acquisition of Deribit, it’s safe to say they’re making waves in the crypto space. Is this a tipping point for mainstream adoption? Or are we just witnessing the expansion of a highly...

Now, picture Sarah, an everyday single mom investing all of her savings into a new DeFi project with potential. She believed in its mission, envisioned a better future for her kids, and diligently followed what she thought were best practices. She thought she was secure with a strong password, possibly...

DeFi isn’t the future of finance, it’s the future of scams, and these 5-issues are precisely why. Never mind the promise of decentralization and financial freedom. A huge wealth heist is underway from the unsuspecting to the connected. Those so-called “security fails” are merely the cogs spinning in that money...

BlackRock just dropped a truth bomb in their iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) prospectus: quantum computing could render Bitcoin's cryptography useless. Did you catch that? Indeed, the world’s largest asset manager might be the most high-profile organization yet to openly acknowledge a potential existential threat to the king of crypto. To...

BlackRock. The name in asset management. When they whisper, markets listen. They made their Bitcoin ETF filing amendments in light of the quantum computing threat that was hanging over their heads. This decision was anything but another SEC rubber stamp. It was a klaxon. A final warning shot across the...