I started My Crypto Advisor (MCA) in 2018 after several failed attempts at explaining Bitcoin and self-custody to colleagues, family, and friends since 2013. We started in local coffee shops and small business groups, attracting all walks of life to our presentations. No business model. No plan. Just a passion for educating the community on Web3. As a child from a welfare home, the promise of blockchain, a technology offering the farmer in a developing country the same opportunity as the brok...

I started My Crypto Advisor (MCA) in 2018 after several failed attempts at explaining Bitcoin and self-custody to colleagues, family, and friends since 2013. We started in local coffee shops and small business groups, attracting all walks of life to our presentations. No business model. No plan. Just a passion for educating the community on Web3. As a child from a welfare home, the promise of blockchain, a technology offering the farmer in a developing country the same opportunity as the brok...

Software is disrupting financial services – a renaissance is emerging as the closed proprietary systems of Traditional Finance (TradFi) converge with permissionless, open-source Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols on public blockchains. The wider impact on society is presently unnoticeable to the general public. However, as EVERY asset continues to be tokenized, from commodities to intellectual property, massive amounts of users will move onchain. Is the “TradFi in the front, DeFi in the b...

Software is disrupting financial services – a renaissance is emerging as the closed proprietary systems of Traditional Finance (TradFi) converge with permissionless, open-source Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols on public blockchains. The wider impact on society is presently unnoticeable to the general public. However, as EVERY asset continues to be tokenized, from commodities to intellectual property, massive amounts of users will move onchain. Is the “TradFi in the front, DeFi in the b...

From the streets of El Salvador to the boardrooms of Wall Street, shifting market dynamics have propelled Bitcoin from the fringes of the internet to the center of global financial discourse. The return of Tether (USDt) on Bitcoin signals its evolution from the “digital gold” and “store-of-value” narrative to a payment network powering the tokenization of financial assets. Bitcoin holds a dominant position in the digital asset sector, reflected by a 60% dominance, and market capitalization of...

From the streets of El Salvador to the boardrooms of Wall Street, shifting market dynamics have propelled Bitcoin from the fringes of the internet to the center of global financial discourse. The return of Tether (USDt) on Bitcoin signals its evolution from the “digital gold” and “store-of-value” narrative to a payment network powering the tokenization of financial assets. Bitcoin holds a dominant position in the digital asset sector, reflected by a 60% dominance, and market capitalization of...

In September, the Federal Reserve initiated a fresh liquidity cycle, reducing the federal funds rate half a percentage point from a 23-year high. This unwinding of the economic tightening cycle follows 11 rate hikes dating back to March 2022 and similar measures from several Central Banks including the Bank of England, European Central Bank, and People’s Bank of China. Following the Federal Reserve’s statement, China announced fiscal and monetary stimulus measures “bold by historical standard...

In September, the Federal Reserve initiated a fresh liquidity cycle, reducing the federal funds rate half a percentage point from a 23-year high. This unwinding of the economic tightening cycle follows 11 rate hikes dating back to March 2022 and similar measures from several Central Banks including the Bank of England, European Central Bank, and People’s Bank of China. Following the Federal Reserve’s statement, China announced fiscal and monetary stimulus measures “bold by historical standard...

Digital assets experienced a remarkable surge in 2024. The prospect of regulatory clarity and a “crypto-friendly” U.S. Administration propelled the total market capitalization of the sector to an all-time high of +$3.79 trillion with the price of bitcoin reaching +$108,000 in December 2024. Lawmakers calling for a national Bitcoin Strategic Reserve have gained traction in several countries including the United States, Japan, Poland, and Brazil where a bill was proposed to hold up to 5% of the...

Digital assets experienced a remarkable surge in 2024. The prospect of regulatory clarity and a “crypto-friendly” U.S. Administration propelled the total market capitalization of the sector to an all-time high of +$3.79 trillion with the price of bitcoin reaching +$108,000 in December 2024. Lawmakers calling for a national Bitcoin Strategic Reserve have gained traction in several countries including the United States, Japan, Poland, and Brazil where a bill was proposed to hold up to 5% of the...

The future of collective decision-making, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a paradigm shift from centralized hierarchical structures to decentralized governing bodies. The total value of digital assets in the treasuries of over 50,898 DAOs is $17.8 billion with 3.2 million active voters and proposal-makers out of 10.9 million governance token holders. DAOs have been limited so far, mainly governing technology, such as blockchains and the applications deployed on them, but wha...

The future of collective decision-making, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a paradigm shift from centralized hierarchical structures to decentralized governing bodies. The total value of digital assets in the treasuries of over 50,898 DAOs is $17.8 billion with 3.2 million active voters and proposal-makers out of 10.9 million governance token holders. DAOs have been limited so far, mainly governing technology, such as blockchains and the applications deployed on them, but wha...

The future is tokenized. Boston Consulting Group forecasts the tokenization of assets could reach $16.1 trillion or a “best-case scenario...

The future is tokenized. Boston Consulting Group forecasts the tokenization of assets could reach $16.1 trillion or a “best-case scenario...

Software is disrupting banking and financial services. For a fraction of a cent, stablecoins facilitate transactions at the speed of the internet...

Software is disrupting banking and financial services. For a fraction of a cent, stablecoins facilitate transactions at the speed of the internet...