@Alther 11 November 2025 more from that month

Crypto: From Ash to Asset Once, crypto was like a cigarette rolled from old butts—smoked by a few rebels hungry for freedom in the ashes of the old economy. They reignited a wild idea: money without banks, value without borders. The smoke was thick, dark, and made everyone else cough while laughing at those “digital smokers.”

Now, the scent has changed. Crypto is no longer a street leftover—it’s a luxury cigar in boardrooms. Once burned out of desperation, now lit out of pride. Yet the smoke still lingers in the air—circling, deceiving, intoxicating anyone who believes the world can be tamed with one click and a little courage. From discarded ash to polished asset—the story of crypto is really the story of human addiction to the illusion of control.