Together with the YZi Labs Incubator Program, YZi Labs has done a strategic investment in MEET48, a decentralized social metaverse platform. This investment has the goal of speeding up the creation of MEET48’s AI-powered immersive digital world. The move is at an important time – it shows YZi Labs confidence...
The potential to create a trustless, transparent financial system, liberated from the oppressive jaws of centralized institutions. Let’s be brutally honest—how much of DeFi is really what it says it is at the cutting edge? Rug pulls, unaudited code, and governance structures as clear as mud have been de rigueur....
The rapidly changing world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) defies easy description. New platforms and tools are being introduced every day to further improve user experience and foster trust. One such advancement is JustLendDAO’s release of its first TRON-based dashboard, which will introduce a new level of transparency in its operations....
Sometimes, working with DeFi seems like trying to catch a glimpse of the world outside through a water-streaked window. You can see opportunity on one side, but the stamp of complexity obscures it all. We, the everyday users, crave clarity, not just data dumps. JustLendDAO’s shiny new dashboard definitely looks...
We’re sold the narrative that DeFi is liberating, that it’s about real ownership. Are we naively marching into a world where that aspiration becomes yet another flavor-of-the-month marketing tagline? I'm seeing a worrying trend: CEXs, the very entities DeFi was supposed to disrupt, are now aggressively muscling their way into...
Centralized exchanges (CEXs) have reigned supreme in the world of cryptocurrency for quite some time. Unlike unregulated foreign exchanges, they offer users a controlled and well-known environment in which to trade digital assets. The emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) has created both a challenge and an opportunity for these traditional...
CEXs entering DeFi? Big deal, right? Innovation! Progress! Collaboration! Wrong. Dead wrong. As someone who's been neck-deep in DeFi since before it was cool (and yes, I do spin some vinyl, the real kind), I see something else entirely: fear. Cold, hard, existential fear.CEXs are data hoarders. They have complete...
The metaverse is dead? Please. That's what they want you to think. Myth 2— Mainstream media are tooting the same horn of failure Patients lost their health, as centralized IP corporations poured billions into walled-garden so-called virtual worlds, only to watch them wither on the vine. Well, I’m here to...
The battle for gaming’s future The game has changed, and the old guard ain’t liking it one bit. Banks would have you think that lending is their turf, some mysterious black magic that only they – and only they – can perform. They greet you with outrageous fees, embarrassing interest...
In the rapid float of evolving tech finance, investors are learning the strength of fintech crypto lending. This approach enables them to monetize their digital properties and create consistent passive income. This strategy provides an effective way for people to maximize their non-cash assets and receive steady, predictable interest income...
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...
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is currently navigating a complex path, attempting to redefine his public image and position himself as a leading figure in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg has made no secret of his desire to see Meta take the lead in artificial general intelligence (AGI)....
As a response, the Global South is increasing its efforts to create and deploy Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). This increased focus will improve service delivery, increase financial inclusion, and create economic opportunity. As these countries begin their own journeys towards digital transformation, there is much that can be learned. The...
Take Fatima as an example, a skilled weaver in a rural Ethiopian community. Though her detailed designs are breathtaking, getting her products in front of customers outside of her small local market is an ongoing challenge. Picture this—Fatima exploring a bustling metaverse marketplace. Today, her engaging digital tapestries are critically...
Consider the case of a smallholder farmer in rural Africa, not able to receive a loan due to the lack of a verifiable national ID. Or a woman entrepreneur in Latin America, swimming against bureaucratic red tape just to register her business. This is not merely an inconvenience, it is...
