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In today’s world, consumer privacy is often promised but rarely delivered. In crypto conversations, terms like “private,” “anonymous,” and “pseudonymous” are used interchangeably, creating the illusion of safety in systems that are, in reality, wide open to surveillance by anyone with an internet connection. As blockchain analysis tools grow more advanced and crimes targeting crypto users rise, understanding the difference between pseudonymity and true privacy is no longer optional. It’s essential. It’s the foundation for knowing whether your financial activity is genuinely protected or easily exposed—and the foundation for a free society. What Does “Pseudonymous” Mean? Public blockchains like Bitcoin…

We’re thrilled to announce that COPM is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading COPM trading is live as of December 23, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Here’s some more information about this asset: Minteo (COPM) COPM is the first 1:1 asset backed stablecoin of the Colombian Peso, created by Minteo. It is a fully collateralized stablecoin backed with highly liquid assets denominated in Colombian…

Jason Beales is back for this third interview with us! Today, he is going to share the new “AIR MILES’ The Moment Shop” initiative. Even though Air Miles takes its fair share of heat, I do feel that they are at least trying to take their program up another level. Thank you Jason for taking time out of busy schedule again and again to answer our questions. We really appreciate your time!  Links to first two interviews: 1) Please tell us about yourself and your role with AIR MILES? My name is Jason Beales and I am the Chief Strategy…

7-figure Kickstarters don’t happen by accident. They follow a formula. Fraimic’s campaign is a textbook example of what happens when a winning product idea is paired with sharp marketing and deliberate, well-timed planning. Most creators start with a problem. Anthony Mattana wanted to make AI-generated art accessible to everyone, not locked behind phones or computers. Fraimic evolved into a smart e-ink canvas that creates stunning images directly from your voice, fitting any room or style effortlessly. In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified Podcast, Salvador Briggman sits down with Anthony Mattana, founder of Fraimic, a voice-powered smart E Ink art…

If 2024 was the year of the crypto reawakening, 2025 was the year the plumbing finally got permitted.This year, the emerging industry entered January with tentative optimism and exited December with federal statutes.As a result, the narrative shifted definitively from “crypto as a casino” to “crypto as capital markets infrastructure.”During this period, volumes moved on-chain, policy moved into the White House, and major asset managers moved past their hesitation, as evidenced most starkly by Vanguard’s reversal earlier this month, which allowed crypto ETFs on its platform.However, in a year defined by record-breaking flows and legislative victories, not everyone shared the…

Crypto has changed how people think about ownership, value transfer, and financial autonomy. It is also changing how people approach philanthropy. For many donors – especially those holding appreciated crypto – donor-advised funds (DAFs) have emerged as one of the most flexible and powerful tools for charitable giving. This article explains what DAFs are, how they work, and why they are particularly well suited for crypto-based philanthropy. What is a donor-advised fund? A donor-advised fund is a charitable giving account administered by a registered nonprofit sponsor. When you contribute assets to a DAF: You make an irrevocable charitable contribution You…

Devcon, the Ethereum community’s annual global gathering for builders, will take place from 3-6 November 2026 at the JIO World Center in Mumbai, India. This Devcon 8 update is not a full vision, but will help organizers and the wider ecosystem plan. More details on programming, tracks, and participation will follow in the coming months. Why India, why Mumbai India was selected as the next host location based on the scale and rapid growth of its developer ecosystem, rising local adoption, and strong grassroots Ethereum communities. India has 17M+ developers on GitHubIt has been the largest source of new crypto…

In my experience, the best and fastest way to make money trading is to take a low-frequency, ‘hands-off’ approach. If you’ve been following me for any length of time you probably already knew this, but in today’s lesson I want to expand on the concept of “trading from anywhere” and why it truly pays to make trading something you are “doing on the side” or “in addition to” other revenue streams, rather than put ALL of your hopes and dreams into it. In my opinion, the goal of any new trader should be a minimalist trading approach where trades are…

BitMine Immersion Technology has built one of the largest digital asset treasuries in the public market, driven mainly by its expanding Ethereum position. The company currently holds 4,066,062 ETH, giving it control of about 3.39% of Ethereum’s total circulating supply. At current market prices, these holdings are valued at more than $12.2billion, placing BitMine ahead of all other publicly listed firms in terms of known Ethereum ownership.  The path to crossing the four million ETH mark has been shaped by steady buying over time, and not short bursts of accumulation. In the most recent week alone, BitMine added close to…

Founders with great businesses are often frustrated that they can’t raise money.Here’s why. I’ve been having coffee with lots of frustrated founders (my students and others) bemoaning most VCs won’t even meet with them unless they have AI in their fundraising pitch. And the AI startups they see are getting valuations that appear nonsensical. These conversations brought back a sense of Déjà vu from the Dot Com bubble (at the turn of this century), when if you didn’t have internet as part of your pitch you weren’t getting funded. I realized that most of these founders were simply confused, thinking…