Tag: DECENTRALIZED
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A Decentralized Future Awaits
A Peculiar Journey Looking back along Bitcoin’s history reveals a journey marked with what seemed at the time to be impossible hurdles, and yet here we are today. Bitcoin ETFs are the norm, companies are putting Bitcoin on their balance sheets, and institutional investment is expanding steadily. Not only that but countries are choosing to…
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Peaq Network – Another DePIN Win For Polkadot
The Home Of DePIN Polkadot’s rise from “visible obscurity” is a key element of my recent writings. It sounds a bit strange, but hear me out. Although Polkadot is very well-known, it needs to be better understood. It’s this dynamic that has kept potential investors in the dark, regarding Polkadot’s enormous potential. This is however…
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Data & Intelligence – A Modern Day Currency
Not That New Data has been a valuable “commodity” for many years, even decades. However, it’s been of value for a select few, only enriching those in a position to leverage its previously untapped value. Fast forward to today, and blockchain-based models are leveraging the value of data and Intelligence. Information has value, and depending…
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The Centralization Of Decentralization
Perfect In Theory The concept of decentralization, when presented on paper is a novel idea, and one that seems to offer the most favorable outcome when it comes to fairness and the prevention of dominant leadership. However, in real life, decentralized models are seldom as pretty as this picture. That being said, it’s the best…
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The Creator Economy & WEB3
The Value Of Expression & Creation Approximately 14 years ago we saw the introduction of what we now know and interpret as an influencer. Companies such as Sponsored Tweets began aligning celebrities, and other high profile accounts with “advertisers”. Essentially, a high-profile account was able to charge rather exorbitant amounts to publish a sponsored tweet.…
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The Rise Of WEB3 Social Media & Hive’s Supremacy
The Race Is Heating Up Social media has been in a state of constant growth and development ever since the formative years of Facebook. We have seen certain platforms become obsolete, while simultaneously seeing others rebrand and restructure their services and operations. Just recently, Elon Musk introduced rewards on Twitter for creators and influencers. This…
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DeFi – More Than A Temporary Disruption
Disappointment & Disruption The term “DeFi” was only really coined in 2020. However, there were earlier protocols that were essentially DeFi in nature. It was just that the classification and terminology of “DeFi” were yet to be born. Essentially, this means that 2022 was, in fact, DeFi’s first official bear market. You might recall that…
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The Amalgamation Of Crypto & TradFi
Systems, Protocols & Control Regardless of whether you are looking at TradFi or Crypto, the power struggle is still very much a part of the game. The way of the world is control. He who has control has the ability to leverage and create wealth. This doesn’t change in a decentralized model. It is however…
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Litecoin – The Halving, New Wallet Addresses & Payment Adoption
The Legend Lives On Before this year draws to a close Litecoin would have celebrated its 12th birthday. That’s right, very few of the early altcoins are still around, let alone ranked at number 15 according to market cap. Many have often dismissed Litecoin due to its lack of development. However, LTC is advancing in…
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Decentralized Social Media – Is There Really Any Other Option?
Submissive Slavery Yesterday, I came across a post by @the-bitcoin-dood, in which he detailed how he had chosen to close the chapter on legacy-styled social media. Now, this is something that I did back in 2015. I shut down my Facebook account while remaining active on Twitter until 2017… when they decided to shut me…
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