Sometimes, as a leader, you make decisions that upset one group and benefit another. And other times, you make decisions that piss everybody off. — I'd be surprised if a single employee has been happy at Twitter since Elon Musk took over. Perhaps, someone is eligible for a promotion because of the mass employee exodus and the round of firing. Or, maybe someone can now try to negotiate a pay raise or threaten to walk…

Lock your doors. Hide your children—custody your coins. Natasha Sakamoto shares what will come as crypto Rome is burning. It had been nearly seven weeks since I heard from the irreverent Bitcoin clairvoyant, Natasha Sakamoto. And it wasn't an easy seven weeks for me. Countless unanswered texts. Crying bouts from…

DeFi is a burgeoning finance sector capable of opening tremendous benefits for billions of users. In Part 2, we will look at some of the more popular DeFi platforms and protocols and their respective use and financial metrics. — Imagine you are in a packed football stadium. The home team is winning, and drunk fans are cheering so loudly that many will be forced to whisper the next day. In the crowded stadium holding 100,000 people, 15 fans wear the same jersey. What are the odds of seeing one…

Let’s explore where users are flocking to in DeFi and if we can draw conclusions about how profitable the space may potentially become. — They say crypto is like the Wild West. I’m not a fan of this comparison for a few reasons. The Wild West correlation makes me think of good guys and bad guys. I think of sheriffs, bandits, whorehouses, arcane dentistry, and people getting shot in the street. …

I’m tired of great individuals getting a bad rap just because everyone else is out to get them. Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) built a $20+ billion fortune before turning 30. Let’s hear the man out before getting out our pitchforks. — Imagine being one of the most successful, handsome, and wealthiest people on the planet before turning 30 and watching it disappear practically overnight. Unfortunately, this is the reality that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)is facing as we speak.

Amidst the relentless tragedies in the crypto market, Bitcoin's market cap is now less than Visa, JPMorgan, and Tesla's. However, through this battle-testing and pain, Bitcoin will rise from the ashes and surprise all the naysayers. — Sometimes, I wish I were a bear. I could climb into my cozy den and hibernate while the outside world succumbs to Mother Earth's harsh winters. Then, after months of peaceful rest, I can wake up, feast on the plentiful food supply, and get back up to fighting weight.

A little over one year ago, Solana peaked at a fully diluted valuation of over $138 billion. It sits at nearly a $7.6 billion fully diluted market cap today. So should it remain a top 20 crypto by valuation? — We've witnessed some intense falls from grace in 2022- Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Mashinsky, Do Kwon, every long crypto investor, and Sam Bankman-Fried are some of the top people that come to mind. However, in terms of once-promising crypto projects, I'd argue that Solana has fallen the…

Negative sentiment and lousy news in crypto are approaching a boiling point. So is it time to throw in the towel or add to our bags? — In 1906, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked San Francisco. After the quake, fires erupted throughout the city, and when the devastation and pandemonium were complete, over 3,000 people died. Only 20% of the city remained intact. San Francisco was an integral part of the California economy and perhaps its most important…

Sometimes greed overcomes logic, and we make dumb decisions. Please read my story so you don’t repeat my mistake. — Crypto has a way of making many of us feel stupid. Greed, desperation, fear of loss, fear of missing out, and various other emotions drive us to regret decisions. Sometimes, it’s our fault. We look back and think, “I told myself to sell at this point and take money off…