Silicon Valley. The name itself brings to mind visions of hoodies, ping pong tables and billion-dollar exits. It’s the tech world’s Mecca, the land where innovation is said to exclusively flow like milk and honey. That narrative? It’s dangerously out of touch, and quite honestly, pretty insulting to all of...
Now think of Josefa, that same diligent Filipina entrepreneur, investing all her time and money into her sole proprietorship. She imagines going beyond that, of hiring more people in her hometown. When she goes to take out a loan, she gets denied. Her business isn’t failing, it’s booming! A predatory...
The new world order is under siege. In its footstep, a new financial paradigm is rising, tempered in the crucible of war. We’re not simply discussing reinventing the same failed, broken systems. We’re talking about leapfrogging them. Crypto isn’t only or primarily a speculative asset. It is a source of...
Now, everyone’s clamoring for Ethereum to reach $10,000 by 2025. Spot ETFs, layer-2 solutions, institutional adoption – doesn’t the narrative just seem great. Let's pump the brakes. Are we succumbing to hype, or is the math truly working for us? In fact, I think betting against the $10K mark is...
You think you know crypto. You’ve read the headlines, you’ve seen the fraud, you’ve witnessed the promise of a decentralized utopia. Have you truly thought about what it would mean for someone who’s living in a war zone. Forget the Lambos and the moonshots. For many, crypto is a lifeline....
Cryptocurrency is a chaotic maelstrom of speculation and innovation. It looks like a wishful thinking manifesto. In the din, people are surreptitiously creating. Powdering their noses with their heads down, they’re driven by an indomitable spirit that stretches far beyond basic crypto price forecasts. I’m generally talking about founders who’ve...
And that’s why everyone’s oooing and ahhing over Auradine’s $153 million Series C. Headlines shout about the end of state efforts to invest in the Bitcoin mining boom. Are we missing the real story? I think so. This is not only a crypto issue, it’s more broadly a data issue....
To be frank, the crypto landscape is a total minefield. Now, everybody’s yelling about Binance this, Coinbase that—the usual characters. But the data I4a has been crunching paints a soberingly different picture for 2025. This is especially the case for day trading. Forget the hype. Forget the names you already...
Forget Wall Street, the new frontier of finance is most definitely digital and more and more Asian. We’re not referring only to high-status or long-standing financial centers such as Singapore or Hong Kong. We’re discussing the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam – countries that traditional financial systems have historically excluded. Crypto, with...
Forget the news stories telling you about DeFi world domination and stablecoin arbitrage. The frenzy of blockchain funding last week underscored one such exciting story. Beyond crypto, its emergence is emblematic of Asian mega-trends occurring beneath the surface—a peaceful AI revolution powered by surprising talents. Auradine's massive $153 million Series...
