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Recently, I've noticed an increase in discussions about "rug pulls" within the crypto community. Especially during times when the DeFi market is booming, these kinds of scams tend to become more prevalent.
A rug pull, simply put, is a scheme where the project team runs away with investors' funds. Developers suddenly sell off assets and disappear, leaving investors with worthless tokens. It's like setting up an attractive stall in the market and then taking the buyers' money and fleeing.
The reason these scams are spreading is because regulations in the DeFi space are not sufficient. Individual

When you're involved in crypto investing, you'll come across the metric called APY many times, and it's really important. Whether you truly understand what APY is can significantly change your investment decisions.
Simply put, APY is the annual return rate that includes compound interest. In other words, it incorporates the magic of "interest on interest." On the other hand, APR is a straightforward annual percentage rate that does not consider compounding. Even if two investments show a 2% rate, with APY, the effect of compounding can make it effectively 3%. This difference can make a big imp

If you own cryptocurrency assets, you absolutely need to understand what a seed phrase is. This is truly important.
When creating a wallet, you are usually shown 12, 18, or 24 random words. That is the seed phrase. It may look plain, but it will be your last line of defense in protecting your assets.
A seed phrase, simply put, is your private key expressed in a human-readable form. If you lose your device or can no longer access your wallet, entering this phrase into a new wallet will fully restore your assets. It works with MetaMask, Trust Wallet, hardware wallets like Ledger, and more. Becau

A mysterious person claiming to have come from 2058 is making waves in the crypto market. Her name is Rei Kokubun, and online she’s called “Japan’s strongest future person.” She apparently predicted the number of gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, the crash of the Nikkei average, and the timing of former Prime Minister Abe’s resignation, which has gained her quite a few followers.
What’s interesting is her crypto investment strategy. In December 2019, she reportedly bought about 1,400 Ethereum in bulk, stored it in a hardware wallet, and buried it in her parents’ yard. The reason she chose Eth

What is P2P trading? I've been asked about it more frequently lately. Simply put, it’s a method of exchanging digital assets directly between individuals without an intermediary.
What sets it apart from traditional centralized exchanges is that buyers and sellers communicate directly to negotiate terms, and they can decide on prices and payment methods themselves. In that sense, P2P trading is a user-driven trading style where users have control.
It involves posting buy and sell orders through a marketplace, finding counterparts, and proceeding with the trade. An important aspect here is the f

When you start dealing with cryptocurrencies and DeFi, terms like APY and APR really pop up everywhere. But in reality, how many people truly understand the difference between these two, and why they are so important?
First, let's cover the basics of APR. APR (Annual Percentage Rate) is a simple annual interest rate that does not consider compounding. In other words, it’s a fixed return without interest-on-interest. Investing $1,000 in a project with a 10% APR yields a $100 profit after one year. It’s straightforward, right? However, here’s the trap: since it doesn’t include compounding, the i

Are you familiar with the person named Duan Yongping, known as the "Buffett of the East" in China's investment world? If you seriously study his investment strategies and philosophy, you are sure to gain some form of inspiration.
Duan Yongping is truly a legendary figure. At age 28, he took over a small factory in debt and rapidly grew its annual output value to about 10 billion yuan within just a few years. Later, he left Yihua Group to establish BBK Electronics, and achieved success such as winning the "Top Brand" award in CCTV advertising for two consecutive years. In 1999, he split BBK int

Trump Coin ticket reselling reaches $8,000 — a new business born from cryptocurrency point games
I was surprised to hear that attending a party at Mar-a-Lago last month only cost $8,000. This isn’t a scalper’s story; it’s a real business that took place in the world of cryptocurrencies.
In January 2026, Mr. Trump issued a meme coin bearing his name. Later, he announced an event inviting top holders. The April event had 297 slots available. Up to this point, it was just an investor event. However, a quantitative fund’s expert noticed something behind this setup.
A fund manager named Bigsong run

Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion online about AI taking away jobs, but I wonder if that’s really true. A partner at A16z wrote a lengthy rebuttal, offering some quite interesting perspectives.
In short, the theory that AI will end employment is based on the assumption that “the total amount of necessary work in the world is fixed.” But looking at history, that’s clearly wrong. Human needs are constantly increasing, and new industries are emerging one after another.
For example, in early 20th century America, one-third of the workforce was engaged in agriculture. But with mechanizatio

I found a rather interesting debate—it’s a long-form article written by an a16z partner. It begins with the question: Is it really true that AI will end employment?
To put it simply, the article argues that the “doomsday” idea that AI will destroy jobs is, from an economic standpoint, wrong—and the reasoning is fairly convincing.
First, there’s a basic misunderstanding: the premise that “the amount of work is fixed.” They call this the “fallacy of total workload,” but it’s completely mistaken. Human needs and desires are not static, and when technology gets cheaper, demand tends to expand rath

Recently, gold prices in New York have been rising quite a bit. Looking at market data from mid-last month, physical gold surpassed $4,930 per ounce, up more than 1% compared to the previous day. New York gold futures are also approaching $4,950, so I think it's a pretty strong move.
What's interesting is that not only gold but silver is also being bought at the same time. Physical silver is at $75, and New York silver futures are also over $75, nearly a 2% increase. It feels like the entire precious metals market is being bought. During such times, concerns about inflation or geopolitical unc

Recently, U.S. Middle East strategy has been attracting attention. According to recent reports, the U.S. Central Command has requested the Army to deploy the hypersonic missile "Dark Eagle" to the Middle East in preparation for a potential crisis with Iran. It seems aimed at countering ballistic missile launchers deep within Iranian territory, which cannot be addressed by existing precision attack missiles.
What’s interesting is the background behind this decision. The existing missile systems lack the range to reach Iran’s major launchers, creating a tactical challenge. That’s likely why the

It seems Tether has conducted a large-scale USDT burn. I heard they processed $2 billion worth on the Ethereum chain all at once. Since it was early morning, the market probably hadn't reacted yet.
Looking at the background, it appears that since mid-April, Tether has been issuing USDT on a scale of $5 billion. This time, they burned half of that, $2 billion. It might be for liquidity adjustment or some strategic reason.
Managing the supply of stablecoins is quite an important move. When Tether performs such large-scale burns, it can also influence market sentiment. It’s worth paying attention

Recently, I have noticed that issues of trust are becoming increasingly serious in the cryptocurrency world. Amidst scams and rug pulls happening everywhere, an intriguing project called Ethos is gaining attention.
Ethos is fundamentally a system that tokenizes reputation on the blockchain. In other words, your account’s trustworthiness is quantified and visualized in a verifiable form. Many people in the crypto community feel the need for a standard to judge who is trustworthy and who is suspicious. Ethos aims to solve that problem.
The system’s mechanism is quite sophisticated. The reputatio

IMC Trading is one of those big-name market makers, right? It sounds like Alex Casimo has been appointed to the top sales role in their cryptocurrency division. I don’t really know what kind of background Casimo has, but if a major firm like this is making personnel moves, does that mean the market is moving too?
Since market makers are companies that provide liquidity, the fact that someone with sales experience like Casimo is coming aboard probably means the crypto space is getting more serious. I guess it’s about building infrastructure for institutional investors, but the fact that we’re s

Lately, I think the movements of institutional investors are really becoming interesting. According to Ark Invest's analysis, the market capitalization of Bitcoin could reach $16 trillion by 2030. Since the current circulating market value is about $1.6 trillion, they are roughly envisioning a tenfold scale-up.
The background to this prediction is, of course, the increasing demand from institutional investors. While the Bitcoin market was traditionally centered around individual investors, large institutional players have started to enter seriously in recent years. The approval of spot physica

It seems that interest in cryptocurrencies is rapidly increasing among major institutional investors in Japan.
According to recent surveys, nearly 80% of institutional investors plan to purchase cryptocurrencies within the next three years.
This is a significant figure.
Until now, traditional financial institutions have maintained a cautious stance toward cryptocurrencies, but the situation is beginning to change.
The fact that institutional investors are trying to incorporate digital assets into their investment portfolios can be seen as a sign that the market is maturing.
This move

Following reports of Iran's missile activity, Bitcoin is moving again, but recent geopolitical risk factors clearly have a significant impact on the market.
BTC is currently trading around $80,700, having temporarily dipped to the $79,000 level before rebounding somewhat. This tendency for Bitcoin to be bought during times of crisis is a sign that the digital asset market is maturing.
On the other hand, looking at the overall cryptocurrency market, interesting movements are happening. ETH has been in positive territory over the past 24 hours, SOL is also positive, and DOGE is as well. In other

The CEO of Ripple has prioritized the utility of XRP as the top priority.
Their acquisition strategy also seems to be more successful than expected.
Since it's Brad Garlinghouse's statement, there's credibility, but I'm really curious about how far XRP's practicality has progressed.
Is the adoption as a payment infrastructure truly accelerating, or is it just expectations?
Looking at Ripple's strategy, it's commendable that they're genuinely focusing on utility rather than just aiming for price increases.
However, since the competition is fierce, it seems worthwhile to watch how much

I’ve always wondered which streaming device I should buy after all. I want to watch Netflix and Prime Video on a big screen, but with so many options like Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, it’s hard to decide.
From trying out various devices, I’d say a streaming device is basically a handy gadget that connects to your TV and lets you use video streaming services. But there are quite a few differences depending on the product. The key is to choose based on the balance between speed and price.
The Fire TV Stick 4K MAX boots quickly, with app launch times averaging 13.5 seconds, and scrolling also t