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...
The UK's Data (Use and Access) Bill (DAU Bill) is about to become law, and it feels like we're sleepwalking into a Philip K. Dick novel. Picture a world in which every one of your online moves is cast in stone. Imagine your purchases and consumer profiles and internet usage—all...
Picture this: you wake up, slip on your VR headset, and step into Neo-London, a bustling metaverse replica of the city. You zip through immigration at Heathrow Meta-Airport with the bat of an eye, your biometric digital ID card verifying your citizenship in an instant. You hit the digital jackpot...
Espionage as we know it has burst from smoke-carpeted back alleys and late night rendezvous. Today, it flourishes in the digital space, where attention is the new gold standard. This change creates exciting opportunities and grave risks for intelligence agencies. Yet at the same moment, it pushes them to retool...
The next release of Apple’s iOS 26 will be making digital IDs available on your iPhone. Fantastic, right? TSA checkpoints will be more efficient, and your mobile driver’s license (mDL) will be securely stored right in your Apple Wallet. Before we uncritically embrace this shiny new future, let's ask a...
The UK government’s plan to make passkeys the default method of access to all of its digital services would be great in theory. More safe, more efficient, more convenient – sounds great, right? Not only are they saving millions, they’re patting themselves on the back for possibly saving millions. Before...
Although I helped coin the term “cryptocolonialism,” I’ve watched the rise of Worldcoin with gag reflex-inducing incredulity. Sam Altman's vision of a world where human identity is verified through iris scans… well, it sounds like the plot of a dystopian sci-fi novel, doesn't it? Nevermind the facade of fighting bots...
Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT, now wants to scan your irises. His “World Project,” previously called “Worldcoin,” touts a new decentralized digital identity infrastructure. Sounds utopian, right? Today we live in a world without identity theft, instant online transactions, and a secure guaranteed universal basic income. But before we...
The alluring promise of air travel so frictionless, you just tap your way through an airport with a quick digital wish, seems like the perfect dream. Yet this promise shines like faerie gold from Irish mythology. Look a bit closer, and it can quickly evaporate into something much less appetizing....
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...
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,...
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...
Calloutcoin.com aspires to remain at the forefront of the rapidly evolving marketplace of blockchain and crypto. We provide rigorous research on NFT standards, metaverse technology, digital identity solutions and the most recent DeFi innovations. Today, it's time to dive into Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP) NFTs, a unique way to...
DeFi might seem like a remote world, but I’ll never forget being at a DeFi conference last year. The typical panicky lunge for registration lines, relatable uncomfortable small talk… but then, wait, what’s this. Rather than needing to keep up with a paper name tag, I simply scanned a QR...
I’ve always been interested in the way art and technology can bring people together. My past as a graphic novel artist and writer showed me the impact visual storytelling can have on connecting with others. I never envisioned how powerful these digital collectibles could be – how they can be...
