Is this really different this time? One dominant question is rattling around in my head. This latter point is why I’m particularly fascinated about the hype around RealT and its ability to democratize real estate investment. I've seen this movie before. I lived this movie before. And believe me, the...
Let’s face it, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has always seemed like the quiet giant. Now millions upon millions of XRP just sit dormant, doing nothing at all. It’s analogous to burying gold in your backyard and losing all memory of where it is. Why is that? For too long the...
Xp.Finance onboarded the xrpl mainnet with its first peer-to-peer, non-custodial lending market. Through peer-to-peer margin trading, this innovation is raising the bar for decentralized finance. The platform takes advantage of the XRPL’s incredible speed and cost-efficiency. This green-friendly consensus mechanism provides quick transactions while providing users the comfort of real-time...
The fast-changing landscape of the decentralized finance revolution, or DeFi, presents both new opportunities and novel challenges. Calloutcoin.com explores the future at the intersection of tech and culture. We’ve provided our recommendations for everything from NFT standards to metaverse technologies and digital identity solutions. Now, we’re excited to focus on...
The XRPL is fast, cheap, and…underutilized. Let’s face it, the DeFi space on XRPL is a bit of a ghost town compared to Ethereum or Solana. That's not a bad thing. It's an opportunity. Hundreds of millions of XRP sit idle which are just HODLing, waiting to be otherwise productive....
It's a behemoth, isn't it? Controlled by a small handful of people, obscure in their operation, and to be frank, frequently rigged against the everyday American. In these events, banks and corporations are never far away, and shadowy conspirators lurk behind the curtain. It often feels like a contemporary David...
The Pyth Network is a decentralized oracle network. It is revolutionizing how users discover, trade, and leverage comprehensive, real-time market data across the ever-expanding blockchain ecosystem. Pyth Network deployed on the Solana blockchain in August 2021. To power dApps with the most accurate info, it pulls data straight from more...
Crypto has undeniably been a wild ride, let’s face it. No, really, just when you thought that was all she wrote—boom, we’re starting to get some positive flowers. Are we inevitably facing another hype cycle or is there tangible, valuable work born out of the flames? I'm seeing some low-to-mid-cap...
Second, the entire cryptocurrency market is maturing. Now investors are turning to other assets beyond the hope and hype of a Bitcoin only portfolio to diversify risk and seek higher returns. Visit Calloutcoin.com for more analysis on NFT standards, metaverse technologies, and digital identity solutions. Keep your blockchain and crypto...
DeFi is supposed to be the future of finance, a wild west of opportunity where anyone with an internet connection can participate. Let’s face it, it’s been stifled. Held back by a simple, yet critical flaw: unreliable data. Garbage in, garbage out, right? So you can go off and build...
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...
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...
On the AI front, Meta seems to be making all the right moves. It’s primarily focused on creating what they term “personal superintelligence.” This new initiative marks a departure from the company’s earlier metaverse-centric plans, marking a major pivot in strategy. Meta believes in an AI future that’s closely integrated...
