With younger generations showing a strong preference for cryptocurrency payroll options, companies are increasingly realizing that younger generations might be leaning towards banking alternatives. A recent survey by Gemini finds that 89% of young people are thinking about jumping ship from conventional banks to crypto exchanges. From veterans facing homelessness...
Now picture a world where the digital security of your bank is sinking like quicksand. It’s not Fort Knox anymore—it’s more of a cardboard cutout that even Lex Luthor could knock over. Sounds absurd? Maybe. I see it every day. As a graphic novelist, I partly save my creative investments...
Think back to when everybody was jamming on MySpace while the real cool kids were setting up their castles on Facebook. Unfortunately, that’s precisely where banks are with their identity verification today. Leaving behind heavy, outdated systems while the future of finance has moved on and is already vibing to...
The space of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is moving quickly, creating new opportunities and threats for incumbent financial services institutions (TradFi). One other idea that seems to be gaining some popularity as a possible bridge across these two worlds is the “DeFi Mullet. Calloutcoin.com is on hand to help break down...
MFA is a pillar of modern security. As a result, it’s always a great gatekeeper, always guarding sensitive data and systems. The reality is far more nuanced. Despite widespread implementation, breaches continue to occur, highlighting that MFA, while valuable, is not the silver bullet many believe it to be. This...
Especially in this new digital era where personal financial account security is crucial. Beyond that, an insidious identity crisis has recently infected the banks themselves, putting consumers at increased risk for fraud and theft. Read this article to explore why identity verification continues to fail the banking industry. When paired...
Belsasar Lepe, co-founder and CEO of Cerby is a strong proponent for improving digital identity security, especially in the world of banking. Among a multitude of challenges, Lepe highlights the key imperative to protect nonstandard applications that have been historically ignored by conventional identity providers. With Cerby's recent $40 million...
We’re sold on a utopia of invisible commerce, blink-and-you-miss-it convenience and unbeatable protection. Imagine DeFi, imagine smart contracts, imagine a world in which you can purchase a house as easily as you purchase a pizza. While the tech world races ahead, one crucial piece of the puzzle is stuck in...
Are you sick of being treated like a pawn in banks’ chess match? I am. These institutions have had far too positive an influence on our financial lives for far too long. They call all the shots, they profit endlessly and give us next to nothing back. The tide is...
Consider Ciara, age 82, who lives in a very small village in County Clare. She is as beautiful and awful as ever, and she continues to relate the ancient tales, those of the Sidhe, and of the impish Púca. Lately, a new kind of trickster has entered her life, one...
The cryptocurrency industry is currently going through a deep paradigm shift. Regulatory clarity is growing, enforcement actions are changing, and institutional interest is increasing. Recent developments across the globe signal a maturing market, with jurisdictions refining their approaches to digital assets and seeking to balance innovation with risk management. Read...
Remember the early days of the internet? Wild West, right? That’s how DeFi seemed just a few years ago. “Rug pulls” started entering the broader crypto lexicon. That’s starting to change and for the better. We know regulation can be a buzzkill but it’s the only way to find out...
Humanity Protocol opened the doors to its fast and secure decentralized ID service on June 26. The H token saw its value explode following a successful “Fairdrop” to early users and supporters. The H token, meanwhile, has seen a 40% price surge over the last 24 hours. The flood, of...
The crypto world loves a good narrative, and Humanity Protocol's H token is dripping with one: a fairdrop revolution. Yet the promise is unmistakable. We will fight to reclaim airdrops from the arms of the bot armies and restore them to actual, live human beings. The method? Palm scans. Yes,...
A billion-dollar valuation for the ability to palm scan? No joke. While everyone’s chasing the next crypto unicorn, I can’t shake the feeling we're blindly galloping towards a future where our bodies are the ultimate key – and the ultimate target. Humanity Protocol’s H token has skyrocketed, partially fueled by...
It’s that same sort of exuberance you felt when you first heard about the metaverse. The fulfillment of digital utopia, being in touch with everyone on planet Earth through expansive online metaverses, creating prosperous virtual societies? It sounded revolutionary. Now, look at Horizon Worlds. Clunky avatars, digital tumbleweeds, and a...
Zuckerberg wants AGI. Personal superintelligence, he calls it. An AI that essentially runs your life. Sounds convenient, right? Maybe. But let's be brutally honest: entrusting the keys to your existence to a single, centralized entity – especially one with Zuckerberg's track record – is a recipe for disaster. Well, it’s...
Just as Mark Zuckerberg made headlines with a big pivot to the now overly-hyped Metaverse, he’s undertaking another big pivot. He’s recently been exploring the thrilling worlds of AI and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). After the hype and billions of dollars, Meta’s Metaverse projects—especially Horizon Worlds—have found difficulty in attracting...
