On Twitter/X, I recently suggested that the network effects of the stablecoin market are massive. Tether, which has four times more wallet...

This post explores some of the technological advancements that have allowed remittances to be completed in seconds rather than days. If...

Eshima Ohashi Bridge, Japan The value of all outstanding XRPs recently surpassed that of bitcoin, hitting $300 billion or so last mont...

by Alex Schaefer   Most of the world's money is currently in the form of deposits created by banks. After the 2008 credit crisis, w...

The whippersnappers who work in the cryptocurrency domain are moving incredibly fast. As I've been saying for a while, assets like b...

Recent posts by Adrian Hope Baille and Sina Motamedi have got me thinking again about the idea of the Federal Reserve (or any other cen...

A 1795 Spanish dollar, minted in Mexico, with several chopmarks One of the most interesting things about bitcoin, ripple, and other cry...

by Paul Conrad When we talk about bitcoin, one thing we need to ask ourselves is this: can worthless things circulate and be accepted i...