decentralization

Okay, let's talk about Solana. By now, most of us are all familiar with its reputation as the speed demon of the crypto world. But that speed comes at a cost, a cost that strikes at the very heart of what crypto is supposed to be: decentralization. This recent "silent"...

Solana, which has positioned itself as a fast, scalable alternative to Ethereum, recently addressed a critical security vulnerability with an emergency patch applied on April 17. Core validators have already launched a coordinated effort behind the scenes. This has sparked a fresh concern around the network’s decentralization. This ghost patch...

Solana, lauded for its claims of high throughput and subsecond transaction finality, just passed a dangerous test of network resilience. In mid-April, a zero-day bug was quietly patched, a move that, while averting potential disaster, has reignited the debate surrounding Solana's decentralization. This recent incident serves as a cautionary tale...

Did Solana save itself, or sell its soul to the Devil? That’s the question reverberating through crypto, with whispers still swirling around the emergency patch dropped in secret in mid-April. We were saved by an alert patch, which avoided a looming catastrophe. It saved from a disastrous token minting exploit...

CZ's throwing around million-dollar Bitcoin predictions again. A million bucks a coin! It sounds like a dream, right? Whose dream is it, exactly? Is it yours? Or an expensive consolation prize for Big Oil? Or just another windfall for the already wealthy? That's the question we need to be asking,...

Bitcoin Solaris Furthermore, Bitcoin Solaris is quite the revolutionary brewing with its “no-lock liquid staking” scheme. It’s shiny and new and offers exciting new flexibility that older models, such as HEX, do not. Does it really work, or is it just smartly marketed baloney? Let's dive into the guts of...

DeFi. And it’s much more than a buzzword—it’s the quiet, data-driven revolution that’s already bubbling beneath Wall Street’s collective nose. So long to the gatekeepers, the suits, and the deep cuts. Digital Asset Regulation 101 Decentralized Finance treats the keys to the financial kingdom like they belong to you. The...

Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) – you’ve heard a lot about them. They provide liquidity, provide more activity and help bring up DeFi and overall, make Ethereum staking more accessible. Are we so blinded by the glitz and glamour that we’re missing major warning signs on the internet? I think so....

Imagine this: You're a single mother in the Philippines, relying on remittances from your brother working in Dubai. Every month, those funds are a lifeline. Now, picture a scenario where Ripple, flush with Circle’s USDC, calls the shots on that transaction. Faster, maybe. Cheaper, perhaps. But controlled. But all of...

Remember David and Goliath? Now, picture Binance as the colossal Goliath. Now imagine the collective group of these retail traders, powered by their fearlessness and the power of the internet, as David. What they didn’t know is that they just slingshotted ALPACA Finance, a relatively unknown token many had already...