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4 Jun 2025 3 minute read 8 comments Vladan Lausevic
Citizenship is undergoing transformation in tandem with the decentralization of technological and social processes. National political borders are being challenged by two parallel trends: the “golden visa” programs of the 2010s, where citizenship can...
3 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In his article "Binance Claims' No Special Relationship' with Hamas, Argues to Dismiss Lawsuit", published on Cointelegraph, Turner Wright reports on Binance's legal battle following allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange helped Hamas fin...
27 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR In "The Trumps Want You to Buy Their Meme Coins, but History Should Make Us Cautious About the Hype" by Emmanuel Mogaji, published in The Conversation, the author critiques the speculative and risky nature of Donald Trump's $Trump coin and Melan...
11 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR Frank Vogl’s article, The Trump Era of Crony Capitalism, published in The Globalist, explores the rise of crony capitalism under Donald Trump’s presidency, focusing on the intersection of cryptocurrency and political power. Vogl highlights how...
12 Oct 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR: Trrue is a blockchain-powered ecosystem that facilitates impact investments, focusing on sustainability and decentralization. It connects ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) startups and projects with investors through a secure, transp...
9 Oct 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR: HBO’s new documentary, Money Electric: the Bitcoin Mystery, stirs the crypto community by hinting that former Bitcoin developer Peter Todd might be Satoshi Nakamoto. The film presents circumstantial evidence, including Todd’s early interest in...
1 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR: The US state of Louisiana embraces cryptocurrencies for state services, allowing Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning, and USD Coin payments. The state partnered with Bead Pay to ensure security and minimize volatility by converting crypto into U.S. dol...
9 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR Kamala Harris is not pro-crypto despite donations from a Super PAC accepting cryptocurrency. The push to present her as crypto-friendly is primarily driven by big business lobby groups, like Coinbase and Ripple, seeking to influence elections an...
1 Sep 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
Africa's cryptocurrency market is one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly growing. Despite being the smallest crypto economy by volume, Africa has some of the highest grassroots adoption rates, particularly in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimb...
27 Aug 2024 10 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR During the early stages of the Ukraine conflict in 2014 and 2015, both Ukrainian military units and Russian-backed separatists began experimenting with cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, as a means to fund their operations and bypass tra...
