The following is a guest post and opinion from Daniel Polotsky, Founder & Chairman at CoinFlip. Ethereum has been the king of DeFi, NFTs, and smart contracts for years. But lately, its position of primacy has been threatened. Scalability struggles, internal shakeups, and fast-rising competitors like Solana are giving Ethereum a run for its money. […]
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The following is a guest post and opinion from Adrian Brinkn, Co-Founder of Anoma and Namada. Decentralization is the most misunderstood word in the blockchain industry. It’s become a dogma, a checkbox, and a marketing slogan. But decentralization is not the prize; it’s just a tool. The real goal is not decentralization; it’s sovereignty—the practical
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The following is a guest post and analysis from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief fromThe Tokenist. On June 13th, Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) and founder of Cardano (ADA), made a bold proposition. In order to put Cardano on the decentralized finance (DeFi) map, the blockchain ecosystem should establish a sovereign wealth fund.
Is Cardano’s plan to convert part of ADA treasury into Bitcoin a wise move? Read More »
The following is a guest post and opinion of Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs. In 2009, Bitcoin was born from a radical vision: a decentralized, transparent financial system designed to empower individuals over institutions. Yet somewhere along the way, that vision was clouded by short-term profiteering, insider deals, and misaligned incentives. To reclaim its
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The following is a guest post and opinion from Anurag Arjun, Co-Founder of Avail. The next financial architecture won’t just move money faster — it will make value, identity, and rights verifiable and enforceable across fragmented systems and real-world institutions. Every time we build a new payment system, we rebuild the rails. Every new identity
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The following is a guest post and opinion from Aryan Sheikhalian, Head of Research at CMT Digital. Ethereum is betting big on a future filled with rollups. But in typical Solana fashion, the network is taking a different route—one that doesn’t just scale more blockspace, but bespoke execution environments with first-class developer control. Enter Network
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The following is a guest post and opinion from Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. There was a time not too long ago when the pulse of the crypto market could be measured not only by candlestick charts but by the waitlists at luxury watch boutiques. During the 2020–2022 bull cycle, the correlation between Bitcoin and
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The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of Conquista PR. Last weekend, the Madrid Economic Forum 2025 offered more than economic analysis. It became a reflection of Spain’s shifting political and cultural mood, especially on a question that cuts to the core of modern life: how much of
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The following is a guest post and analysis from Trevor Koverko, Co-Founder at Sapien. The emergence of internet-enabled tech has transformed global trade and economics, as citizens, governments, and companies participate in borderless exchanges. Subsequently, data has become the lifeblood and primary fuel of businesses and societies worldwide, driving economic growth through shared values. In
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The following article is a guest post and opinion of Yurii Kovalchuk, Senior Blockchain Engineer at Forte Group. Three and a half years ago, I made a decision that completely changed the trajectory of my career. I left the familiar world of Web2 and stepped into the deep, chaotic, and exhilarating space of blockchain development.
Why I left Web2 for Web3 – and why you might, too Read More »
