Look, I get it. The promise of easy money lures in thousands more with the fantasy of rescuing them from poverty. Of course, this draw is particularly powerful in Africa, where opportunities can seem scarce. Mr. Harris is incredibly passionate about the powers of the blockchain and fintech to empower...
The reality that Bitcoin is still at about $85,000 isn’t simply another line on a moving chart. It's a foundation. This new visual financial map will be the bedrock to that strong foundation. This is particularly crucial in Africa, where the former process has consistently failed the people time and...
At the time of writing, bitcoin price is sitting pretty at $83,810 which is a 1.47% drop in the last seven days. Even with this modest decline, one of the most important indicators on Binance is pointing to a possible trend change in bearish market sentiment.Even the Binance Taker Buy...
People have been enticed to this speculative world by promises of easy fortunes, but the other side of that coin has been their overall financial destruction. Just ask a St. Francis woman who lost a heartbreaking $80,000 to a complex cryptocurrency scam. This tragic occurrence serves as a sobering reminder...
As a result, a St. Francis woman is now experiencing extreme financial and emotional distress. After falling for a new, increasingly common type of cryptocurrency scam, she found herself shaken. The wife to Johansson, the woman, put in $55,000 after learning about the investment on Facebook. The event demonstrates the...
Ethereum, the second-largest crypto, is under extreme short-seller pressure as pessimistic bets pile up and network activity plunges. Options traders on Deribit are building foundations with serious commitments. So far, they’ve spent $110 million on these contracts, which will pay out if Ethereum’s price remains under $1,800 in mid-April. Ethereum...
Okay, so Ethereum popped 4% today. Big deal, right? The Western financial media will tell you it's just another blip, a technical correction, or maybe finally the start of the bull run they've been predicting for months. They’ll break down the short squeeze, the FIB levels, the bull flag patterns,...
Bitcoin has made headlines with its recent price action dazzling the cryptocurrency market. It’s currently consolidating under the $85,000 support level and looks to be targeting its continuation likely above $90,000 resistance. Coin consolidation This time of consolidation has made this a very exciting environment filled with opportunities for altcoins....
So, Bitcoin’s dancing around $85k and the hype machine’s churning out slogans about how altcoins are finally ready to play catchup. If you haven’t already, you may be seeing 3x predictions all over crypto Twitter. Names such as SUI, XRP, and even… Fartcoin… are trending. But before you mortgage the...
You're probably feeling it too. The altseason hype? Fizzled. You know, just like all those never ending forecasts of all those dog coins going to the moon. Yeah, me neither. Bitcoin's sucking all the oxygen out of the room, and if you're still blindly chasing the "next big thing," you're...
The crypto community can’t stop talking about XenDex ($XDX), a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project developed on the XRP Ledger. And indeed, its presale has absolutely sparked a huge demand, with 20% of the total tokens already sold within only the first day! This rapid uptake has led many to...
Wall Street finally getting it. I've been saying it for years, and now the big boys are starting to see what we early adopters knew all along: crypto isn't going anywhere. In reality, it’s becoming an important disruptive force that’s changing the whole financial services ecosystem as we know it,...
Forget Wall Street. Forget Silicon Valley. If you’re curious about where the real crypto action is happening, look no further than Southeast Asia. It’s cooler, crazier, kookier, and quirkier than you think! You think Bitcoin hitting $95,000 is exciting? That's old news. We're talking TRUMP tokens and SUI, baby. And...
The debate over Know Your Customer (KYC) in the crypto space is a tangled one. It juxtaposes the need for safety and regulatory adherence against the fundamentals of privacy and decentralization that underlie Web3. For many crypto enthusiasts, these principles are nearly sacred. With BlockchainShock, our goal is to help...
KYC in crypto? It’s not all it’s cracked up to be and certainly not the silver bullet everybody thinks it is. In Southeast Asia there’s an innovation killer that is both lurking and grossly underestimated. Perhaps worse, it gradually throttles the promise of a nation poised to lead the next...
KYC of course is widely touted in crypto as the cure to fraud and money laundering. The harsh reality is it’s usually not adequate, and at times it actually exacerbates the problem. We're essentially applying a band-aid to a gaping wound and pretending we've solved the problem. Imagine it like...
With the cryptocurrency market being one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing sectors, investors have a wealth of exciting opportunities, but face noteworthy risks. Bitcoin still reigns supreme over the rest of the cryptocurrency market. In the background, a host of other cryptocurrencies—often referred to as “altcoins”—are attempting to garner...
Southeast Asia is buzzing. A young, digitally native population, skyrocketing internet penetration, and a thirst for financial innovation are creating the perfect storm for a tech explosion. And guess what? The fuse is already lit. I’m not only referring to e-commerce or ride-hailing apps. I'm talking about something far more...