Financial Update for December 2025
Onchain Credit Scores Will Bring Trillions of Dollars to DeFi
Without collateral, how does crypto lending work? Learn how crypto lending platforms are using onchain credit scores and other blockchain tools to increase liquidity and capital efficiency in the growing DeFi ecosystem. Crypto-collateralized loans are no longer the only option on the block (chain).
Decoding DeSci: What Researchers Are Really Saying
What if you could get research funding that wasn’t political? Decentralized science (DeSci) promises this and more to researchers, but does it hit the mark? Let’s go to the source and inquire what researchers who use DeSci resources say about its successes (and limitations).
How Decentralized Social Media Could Transform Online Communities
Does decentralized governance and user control lead to more engaged networks? Could Web3 decentralized, blockchain-based social media networks empower users to shift away from centralized platforms? Explore how decentralized social media could transform online communities.
Do You Really Need Blockchain for Your Business Purpose?
Blockchain can solve at least five business-specific issues. But it’s not the only solution. How do you know when blockchain is truly useful in your business and when it’s simply too much? This article is a practical guide to answering this question and evaluating blockchain for your business.
Web3 for Creators: How I Stopped Chasing Likes and Started Earning
Content creators constantly feel unmoored as traditional social media change their algorithms and erode monetization opportunities. Decentralized social media (DeSoc) offers an alternative, with full ownership and unique monetization opportunities. Here’s one creator’s experience making the switch.
Decentralized VPNs: An Antidote to Online Censorship
Privacy has become a hot topic in online media. Online information censorship and privacy-invading tools are creating real headaches for online communities. While VPNs are a remedy to some of these issues, decentralized VPNs are providing better privacy, security, and censorship resistance.
Decentralized Social Media Business Opportunities, Are They Real?
By now, even naive web-surfers understand that social media business models don’t place the user in the center. It’s no secret that the platform always wins and the winner takes it all - well almost. Enter Web3 with more favorable decentralized social media business opportunities. Dive into the data.
How to Leverage the Web3 Creator Economy & Decentralized Social Media
The creator economy is powered by social media platforms that lack transparency. Decentralized social media (DeSoc) platforms are providing novel features, new revenue streams, and a Web3 creator economy that is changing the entire social media sector. This article investigates how.
Decentralized Social Media: Is DeSoc Ready for Prime Time?
Find out what the future holds for the world of social media in this era of fake news, data breaches, privacy violations, and unwanted censorship. Could decentralized social media (DeSoc) and blockchain be the answer to giving back control over freedom of expression, data, privacy, and much more?
9 Apps You Probably Didn’t Know Use Blockchain
Web3 and blockchain apps are more prevalent than many people think. This isn’t just a space for crypto nerds – Web3 has real-world and active applications. We wanted to see for ourselves how prevalent blockchain usage has become. Let’s have a look at nine of our favorites.
Don’t Manage Your Community. Advocate for It.
Web3 brings an array of mechanisms that can empower online communities to become crucial collaborators. The concept of community management must also evolve. Tony Morinello, Pass App Community Success Advocate, shares insights and useful tips on how to succeed with Web3 communities.
A One-Month Retrospective on the Ethereum ETFs
Joining Bitcoin, Ethereum’s currency can now be purchased as a U.S. spot ETF. We cover the Ethereum ETF options, break down their first month performance metrics, and compare these numbers with the Bitcoin ETFs that preceded them. Learn about the pros and cons of crypto ETFs — and if they are the right investment solution for you.
Longevity Health Plans—Crisis or Opportunity? DeSci Knows the Answer
Can longevity health plans improve the social well-being of the human race and make a real-world impact? This innovative new sector, poised to benefit humanity, is currently under the spotlight. Let’s explore how DeSci and blockchain can help longevity health research lead to longer lifespans.
Semi-Fungible Tokens: Because Sometimes You Need a Token With a Twist
Web3 is attractive to entrepreneurs because it is cutting-edge, disruptive, and exciting. It remains one of the youngest tech industries and an actively emerging field. A drawback to building in an early-stage industry, however, is that one can innovate only as much as the technology has advanced. That’s why we are excited about the expansion of semi-fungible tokens.
How Polymarket Became a Go-To Source for Predicting the Future
Will Taylor get engaged? How many times will Elon tweet? Crypto prediction markets aren’t just for blockchain-based sports betting. Far from it. You can wager crypto on elections, the weather, AI, and much more on the burgeoning prediction market Polymarket. Place your informed wagers — and get rewarded for accurate predictions.