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ICOs were a revelation in decentralized crowdfunding, but the 2017 ICO boom and bust tarnished their name forever. NFTs were groundbreaking for digital art and collectibles, but the fallout from the 2021 mania caused the public to reflexively associate any mention of ‘NFT’ with ‘scam’. We now enter 2025, and the next innovative tech set to be forever tainted by rampant over-hyped shillage has arrived — AI Agents.

The launch of the Trump memecoin, “TRUMP,” goes beyond politics or the merits of any individual. TRUMP is not just about Trump; it's an indication that tokens are transcending beyond being for crypto-only projects to become tools for the broader business and cultural landscape.

ZK has been hyped as the ultimate solution for all privacy and scalability issues — identity will be self-sovereign, global voting systems will be revolutionized, and you will never need to reveal your personal data again. But where's the monetary incentive?

Crypto tokens inherently offer a near-ideal solution for creators to directly reward their community. However, this has not been the case in practice. Reality has shown it to be highly difficult to find the optimal mechanism for personal tokens. Should it be ERC-20? NFTs? Subscription-based tokens? Or all of the above?

Mfers do what they want! While other projects try to dress up their tokens with complex tokenomics and forced ‘culture,’ mfers embrace their token for what it is: no intrinsic value, no expectation of profit, and no prescribed utility. Just mfers being mfers...

As an influx of exciting innovations enter the crypto industry, and Ethereum looks to shift away from PoW, the sentiment is shifting against the resource-intensive PoW mechanism. But we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss Satoshi's original creation.

Crypto has become synonymous with quick riches, novelty tokens, and (at best) innovative tech. The industry has become a space full of shiny new distractions, while its pioneer — Bitcoin — often gets sidelined. But Bitcoin is not just another asset in the sea of cryptocurrencies. It's a financial revolution.

Modular blockchains are changing the way onchain architecture works. Instead of structuring all functions of a network into a single chain, modular blockchains separate everything into specialized layers.

The Bitcoin Halving event is set to occur on April 20, 2024. Historically, each halving has been a forerunner to huge changes within the industry. Accelerated adoption rates, groundbreaking innovations, and all-time high BTC prices have followed.