Why Blockchain Valuation Models Are Still Up for Debate

Valuing blockchain networks today feels like déjà vu for anyone who lived through the early internet era. In the 1990s, analysts, investors, and founders struggled to apply familiar financial models to a radically unfamiliar technology. Companies with little more than a website and a pitch deck were valued in the hundreds of millions, sometimes billions,…

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Can the Real Cypherpunks Please Stand Up?

Am I the only one feeling a growing sense of cognitive dissonance in crypto right now? The crypto industry has always had revolutionary roots. It emerged in 2008 with the Bitcoin whitepaper, a direct response to the financial crisis that decimated livelihoods while protecting a systemically flawed, corrupt banking system. Bitcoin wasn’t just a technical…

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NEAR Plunges 8% as Middle East Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets

Escalating tension in the Middle East between Iran and Israel continues to ripple through the cryptocurrency market, prompting significant downside for a number of altcoins. Despite NEAR Protocol’s impressive milestone of reaching 46 million monthly users, the token has struggled to maintain price stability in the current geopolitical climate. It currently trades at $2.11 after…

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