Ariel Shapira

Decentralized file-sharing services that Big Tech companies can’t control are the only way internet users will be able to maintain their freedom in the years ahead.

Cryptocurrency’s real-world utility is growing, users are increasing, and plans are proceeding apace — despite events that have provoked some temporary price challenges.

The latest bear market should send a clear signal to projects: It’s all about finding a problem that needs to be solved, and actually using your product to solve it.

This year’s annual Israel Crypto Conference was focused on regulation and CBDCs: The regulated status of cryptocurrencies would open many doors of possibilities.

With all the recent turbulence in the crypto space, the question of the moment is: What will drive the next crypto bull run?

Sports-related NFTs need to provide some tangible benefits or else sports fans will just view them as another ploy to exploit their fan loyalty.

Independent creators and artists should feel empowered by decentralization and not play by Big Tech’s rules, especially in the Metaverse.

No doubt, the Metaverse is important, but in the real world, DeFi makes a genuine difference by changing the traditional financial system.

So many metaverses, so little interoperability: The isolation of different metaverses from each other might be the main challenge to overcome to gain mass adoption.

The real changes in the financial world are starting with combining DeFi and CeFi, which is paving the way to mainstream crypto adoption.

Decentralized exchanges must figure out how to up their Know Your Customer compliance before the regulation wave hits.

Let’s be careful when vilifying the one tool available to prevent financial suffering for Ukrainians and Russians.

Jack Dorsey’s vision of Web3 as a VC coup against the established tech royalty is not that simple and things may not be as clear-cut.

While big businesses may be exploring blockchain and smart contracts, retail investors should not get their hopes for entering too high.

Shaking up the basic concepts of heritage, legacy and history to enter the new era of Web 3.0 with Garry Kasparov through the use of NFTs.

While built on the idea of connectivity, the Metaverse could instead break the internet apart, but the solution lies in how the business is done.

Should the Metaverse ever come into existence, blockchain technology and decentralization must be at the core of this innovation.

Will innovative advances in competing altcoins’ blockchains be enough to overtake Bitcoin’s success?