Imagine this scenario – you walk into a typical bank and are offered an opportunity to put your money in savings. You can only use that money at their own retail branches! Sounds ridiculous, right? That’s exactly what’s going on in Web3—unproductive capital deployment toward the boom and bust cycle....
HyperEVM is the new kid on the block, an advanced DeFi ecosystem brimming with potential. At the moment, Hyperswap reigns supreme with a TVL of $57 million versus Kittenswap’s $32 million. Based on those numbers, you’d assume this race is over before it’s even started. Here’s what they’re getting wrong—and...
Let's cut to the chase. An $880 million market cap for PENGU? Come on. That’s more than $38 million of taxpayer money riding on… penguins. Cute penguins, sure, with a dedicated fanbase. But is it sustainable? I’m far from sold, and quite frankly the data is shouting to proceed with...
McKinsey hangs out their own $500 billion carrot – an estimated potential GDP increase for agriculture powered by better data. Syngenta and Al Dahra are betting big on Cropwise Operations, a new platform that’s expected to change the way farms are managed. Are we really setting all that potential free,...
Let's be brutally honest: the crypto world is a minefield. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype every day, as a new “revolutionary” project comes along, promising to moonshot you to an early retirement. All of them? They’ll be gone more quickly than you can say “rug pull.”...
Is Dubai really on the verge of HODLing the secret to unlocking crypto for the masses? Maybe. Looking forward to seeing you at the next HODL Summit! This 30th edition, formerly known as the World Blockchain Summit, will feature many of the top players in the crypto space. Let’s just...
Dubai. Cradle of the city of gold, architectural marvels, and now, a burgeoning epicentre for crypto ingenuity. Next May, HODL Dubai, the 30th edition of what was formerly known as the World Blockchain Summit, touches down in Madinat Jumeirah. Join 5,000 of your fellow leaders, investors and innovators. But wait—...
The Dubai HODL Summit, a monthly meetup where like-minded blockchain enthusiasts can mingle, most recently held their 30th meetup. Despite the typical catchphrases of “DeFi,” “tokenization” and “Web3” being all the rage, this year felt different. This wasn’t crypto natives talking at the converted. This truly felt like the start...
Well, HODL Dubai just recently concluded, and this was far from your typical crypto conference. It was a melting pot of ideas, innovations, and networking opportunities, all set against the backdrop of Dubai's ambition to become a leading crypto hub. If you weren’t able to catch it, or if you’d...
The 30th edition of the HODL Summit will take place in Dubai. We hope to see you at Madinat Jumeirah, May 14-15, 2025! HODL 2025, organized by Trescon, will bring together over 5,000 global entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors. They’ll discuss new trends and advancements in decentralized finance (DeFi), asset tokenization,...
