The sleek, smartphone-esque Orb Mini, the brainchild of Tools for Humanity and Sam Altman, promises to solve a problem most of us didn't even know we had: proving we're human online. Two biometric sensors and a shoe-in-the-face camera eyeball scan poofed together and boom, you’re an approved citizen of the...
We're told international cooperation is always good. Regulation is necessary. What if the global push for cryptocurrency regulation is truly just paving the way for a different kind of colonialism? This new colonialism would be again driven by code and controlled by the same concentrated power and money. This theme...
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology promise great things, along with great danger, especially for developing countries. Proponents laud its promise to expand financial inclusion and spur innovation. On the other side is a darker, twisted version that could further exacerbate inequities and erode the agency of countries in the Global South....
With no globally agreed upon international unified regulatory body, the current state cryptocurrency is leaving a distinctly divided landscape. This bifurcation would further entrench the Global North/South economic divides. Not everyone is convinced—a few stakeholders have been advocating for a more global regulatory structure. There is increasing worry that this...
