retail payments

Stablecoins: Retail Payment Savior or Central Bank's Crypto Trojan Horse?

Stablecoins: Retail Payment Savior or Central Bank's Crypto Trojan Horse?

Are stablecoins really the frictionless financial future we’ve been sold, or an elaborate Trojan horse for more centralized power? The solution, I’m afraid, is worse than most people think. While Bitcoin, our digital gold, sits comfortably as a store of value – too slow for everyday transactions, like lugging gold...

Mike Lee's Crypto Bill The Silent Guardian of Your Financial Privacy

Mike Lee's Crypto Bill The Silent Guardian of Your Financial Privacy

Senator Mike Lee’s “Keep Your Coins Act” isn’t just another bill bouncing around Washington. It's a quiet defense against a future where your financial life is an open book for anyone with the right access. Think about it: We're already tracked online, our shopping habits analyzed, our location data sold....

Why Mike Lee's Crypto Bill is Southeast Asia's Financial Freedom Fight

Why Mike Lee's Crypto Bill is Southeast Asia's Financial Freedom Fight

I've seen it firsthand. In the dynamic, eco-friendly streets of Jakarta, to cryptocurrency they shout huzzah! It’s more than an investment, it breeds within the bamboo covered remote villages of Cambodia to the technology towers of Singapore. It's a lifeline. It's bypassing broken banking systems, slashing remittance fees that bleed...

Is Ethereum the King? 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin's Reign is Over

Is Ethereum the King? 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin's Reign is Over

Let’s be real, the crypto world is changing even quicker than Jakarta rush hour. Thinking Bitcoin is the king of all kings is as past-its-prime as arguing that dial-up is the superior method for going online. Times have changed and so has technology! Yeah, they were first, but first isn’t...

Fartcoin Payroll: A Rigorous Look at the Risks and Rewards

Fartcoin Payroll: A Rigorous Look at the Risks and Rewards

I know, I know, it sounds just as thrilling as watching paint dry. Wrong. Not when you add a little Fartcoin to the picture. Paying employees in something like Dogecoin usually sounds like a bad joke, instead of a serious payroll option. This new plan turns a lot of heads,...

Fartcoin Payroll: Southeast Asia's Crypto Revolution or Just a Fad?

Fartcoin Payroll: Southeast Asia's Crypto Revolution or Just a Fad?

Southeast Asia, this region full of young hope and mobile-first adoption is perennially about to be on the verge of an explosion. What if that “something” is a crypto revolution, accidentally powered by…Fartcoin payroll. This is going to be exciting! While this notion sounds like a meme come to life,...

Ethereum's Rocket: Southeast Asia's Launchpad to Crypto Domination?

Ethereum's Rocket: Southeast Asia's Launchpad to Crypto Domination?

Ethereum is rocketing over $3,400 and all you hear about are institutional inflows and technical breakouts. Okay, fine. Numbers are numbers. I’m seeing something bigger, something more profound, particularly when I gaze out towards Southeast Asia. Forget only a bitcoin-style price increase. This is a possible tectonic change in economic...

Ethereum's 12% Surge: Smart Money or Fool's Gold?

Ethereum's 12% Surge: Smart Money or Fool's Gold?

That 12% increase for Ethereum up to $3,403.95 is hard to ignore. Everyone's talking about it. Before you jump on the bandwagon, let’s delve into what’s really pushing this rally. We should assess whether it has the fortitude to last. Because let's face it, when you’re dealing with crypto, one...

Neo-Nazis Using Crypto? Time for Southeast Asia to Lead the Blockchain Fightback

Neo-Nazis Using Crypto? Time for Southeast Asia to Lead the Blockchain Fightback

So in short, a French Neo-Nazi website is using Monero to pay for their disgusting crimes. Surprise, surprise. They’re avoiding these sort of government takedowns, this Google de-listing, and all the other familiar efforts to shut them down. They aren’t just accepting crypto donations, they’re teaching their supporters how to...