In 1517, a German monk nailed a list of complaints to a church door. It shook all of Europe. Martin Luther wasn’t trying to divide a continent. He wanted reform — a cleansing of corruption, especially the selling of indulgences. But instead, he sparked a revolution. The Protestant Reformation shattered religious unity in Europe. Luther trans

There was a time when the edges of maps said, “Here be dragons.” Then came the explorers — and the dragons disappeared. From the 15th to 17th centuries, Europe looked outward — not just with curiosity, but with ambition. Portugal and Spain led the charge. Prince Henry the Navigator funded voyages to Africa’s coasts. Bartolomeu Dias roun

It wasn’t my proudest moment. I had just blown $300 on things I didn’t need. A spontaneous weekend. A bar tab I wouldn’t remember. A pair of shoes I wouldn’t wear. I opened my banking app and stared. Empty. And that night, I bought Bitcoin for the first time. It wasn’t some bold investment move. It was guilt. And exhaustion. I was tir

There’s a cost to silence. To watching the world change and pretending it doesn’t affect you. To feeling uneasy about your finances, but never asking why. Bitcoin didn’t start as a solution for me. It started as a question. I used to feel it — the discomfort. Every time I swiped my card and hoped it wouldn’t bounce. Every time I checked