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The crypto economy as of late has been developing most rapidly in Africa, Latin America and the post-Soviet states. We decided to take a closer look at the process. Africa as a region still has the smallest cryptocurrency economy on the planet. But that is precisely why it’s growing so fast, starting from a low…

The crypto economy as of late has been developing most rapidly in Africa, Latin America and the post-Soviet states. We decided to take a closer look at the process. Africa is still the poorest region of the planet, but its economy is booming. What’s more, this growth comes “from the ground up”, that is, the…

The story of the Squid cryptocurrency scam has once again drawn attention to the issue of so-called “meme” cryptocurrencies. What are they – a malevolent outgrowth compromising the entire cryptocurrency industry or an incomprehensible phenomenon at the intersection of technology and sociology that deserves to be studied? Feels like 25-30% of all news on cryptocurrency…

Seems like the numerous cryptocurrency scams have not taught anyone a thing. Moreover, people are falling victim to increasingly more primitive schemes – the criminals don’t even need to invent anything. We decided to figure out what can be learned from the collapse of the Squid token launched in the wake of the Squid Game…

Those looking forward to the emergence of central bank digital currencies in developed countries may be up for a very nasty surprise. The long-awaited CBDCs are likely to become one of the worst tools of mass surveillance. China is not joking around: the digital yuan, issued exclusively by the People’s Bank of China, is meant…

Those looking forward to the emergence of central bank digital currencies in developed countries may be up for a very nasty surprise. The long-awaited CBDCs are likely to become one of the worst tools of mass surveillance. Have you noticed how the development of central bank digital currencies happens really slowly? Typically, we attribute it…