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You’ve probably seen the ticker. Perhaps you took a look, shrugged your shoulders, and kept scrolling. In April 2025, even as you pay all those same bills and continue to deal with grocery store inflation, MARA quietly went up 16.3%. Sixteen point three percent! All thanks to Bitcoin's surge.Think about...

MARA Holdings, aka Marathon Digital, is currently sitting on a pile of highly concentrated grass – about $5 billion worth of highly concentrated grass to be exact. They’ve increased their ownership by a massive 175% yoy, thanks to the Bitcoin craze. And analysts are bandying about numbers like $150,000 by...

Bitcoin's been on a tear. We watch as the headlines tout skyrocketing enrollment, and the charts reach new highs. Of course it seems like we’re all getting richer, of course it seems like everyone’s on easy street. Is this really the kind of rising tide that they say lifts all...

The crypto world is buzzing – again. Altseason this, altseason that. But hold on before you mortgage your house and YOLO into DogeElonMarsInuV2. Remember 2017? Remember 2021? Fortunes were made and lost faster than you can say “rug pull.”Altseason Dreams, Reality CheckOkay, sounds reasonable on paper. But here's an unexpected...

I recall having Rohan, a wide-eyed Web3 developer from Bangalore, over at one of our local crypto meetups in 2022. First, he was pouring his heart and soul into building an alternative social media platform on a relatively obscure blockchain. He imagined an alternative to corporate social media, one that...

According to Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the entire crypto market will double, reaching $5 trillion this year. That's a staggering amount of money. But let's be real: who really benefits? Are we really still in a place of a rising tide lifting all boats, or is it just the Wall...

Picture yourself as a small business owner in Mumbai, India. You’ve heard the rumors, the social media buzz – Bitcoin. An opportunity to flee the collapsing rupee, perhaps even afford their children a life of greater opportunity. Then you scrape together whatever savings you’ve got—just enough to buy a tenth...

$100,000 Bitcoin. But it’s more than just a number. It’s a checkpoint. Road sign on the path to a future where money is not just for the rich. But are you ready? Are we ready? Or will this be another “dot-com boom” moment, where Main Street looks on as Wall...

Imagine Lakshmi, a school teacher in Bangalore. For years, she’s worked two jobs and prudently saved most of her salary, imagining a stable home and future success for her young daughter. Given the jargon and high fees surrounding traditional investments, many of them seem completely off-limits. Might XRP ETFs be...

Okay, let's be real. We've all seen Bitcoin's wild ride. This way, that way, all around – frankly, it’ll make you dizzy. Something feels different this time. We’re not referring to yet another pump and dump driven by online casino—er, stock—trading. Now we are starting to see real institutional money—you...