Ariel Shapira

Ariel Shapira is a father, entrepreneur, speaker, cyclist, and serves as founder and CEO of Social-Wisdom, a consulting agency working with Israeli startups and helping them to establish connections with international markets.

Author’s posts

Opinion

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 ah...

Blockchain is the only viable path to privacy and censorship resistance in the 21st century

Ariel Shapira

2022-12-07T21:26:10+00:00

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Opinion

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

Michael Saylor got wrecked, but Bitcoin investors needn’t panic

Ariel Shapira

2022-09-01T21:09:46+01:00

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Opinion

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 solv...

What does a bear-market ‘cleanse’ actually mean?

Ariel Shapira

2022-07-06T15:37:00+01:00

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Opinion

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

Israel’s regulator teases comprehensive crypto framework at ICC

Ariel Shapira

2022-07-03T09:53:54+01:00

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Opinion

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

Governments, enterprise, gaming: Who will drive the next crypto bull run?

Ariel Shapira

2022-06-29T15:37:00+01:00

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Opinion

Exploiting sports fans through NFTs won’t lead to a W

Ariel Shapira

2022-05-18T15:47:00+01:00

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Opinion

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

The creator economy will explode in the Metaverse, but not under Big Tech’s regime

Ariel Shapira

2022-05-04T14:28:00+01:00

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Opinion

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

PSA to crypto world: Lock in some gains before going Metaverse

Ariel Shapira

2022-04-27T15:42:00+01:00

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