Forget the utopian fantasy of one, all-powerful blockchain to rule them all. As dreamy and enticing as that vision is in its seeming simplicity, it’s a recipe for disaster. The true future of blockchain – the most promising and practical use cases I’ve seen – is in sovereign systems –...
The EDPB's stance is clear: GDPR applies to blockchain. Period. No carve-outs for decentralization, immutability, or “but it’s just a digital ledger! This isn’t news. What’s really troubling is the possibility for regulatory overreach that would stifle Europe’s rapidly growing crypto industry. To be clear, we’re discussing all of the...
I recall my next-door neighbor, just for the sake of argument, we’ll call him Jean-Pierre. In 2021, when everyone was betting on internet coins, he dumped most of his savings into Dogecoin. His decision was based entirely on online hype and the fantasy of being a “crypto millionaire.” He walked...
The numbers don't lie. Bitcoin’s dominance surged to 59.1% in Q1 2025. Ethereum tanked. Even politically-charged tokens were meme coins crasher-and-burners, turning out to be more flash-in-the-pan than revolutionary force. Is this the end of crypto as we know it, or just a temporary blip, a market correction before the...
