Tony Dong 2025

I see @Vanarchain and Solana both mentioned as L1s 'friendly to newcomers', but when you strip away the marketing layer, these two systems optimize for different things, and what you need to understand first is not TPS or fees, but what they are asking you to believe in and what options you have to escape when the system is under pressure.
With Vanar, the story is packaged around reducing friction right from the entry point: integrated wallet, Web2-style login, gas abstraction, almost negligible fees, and a flow that requires newcomers to learn very few foundational concepts.

The debate over Bitcoin's digital gold status is heating up. While Deutsche Bank strategist Marion Laboure argues that $BTC has lost its crown due to poor recent performance, Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, calls this view unreasonable and defends the long-term argument for this asset.
🔹 One-Year & Ten-Year Battle
BTC closed 2025 with a 6% loss, while Gold recorded a massive 65% growth (the best year in a decade). Laboure considers this divergence as evidence that BTC is failing in its role as a store of value.

Last night, after an AMA session that lasted more than an hour on Binance Square, CZ posted a short tweet:
“Thanks to all the people who tuned in, and thanks to all the tippers. All of that will go to Giggle Academy.

No mention of the market.
No reference to price.
No strategy discussed.
Simply this: all the tips would be donated to Giggle Academy.
Around $17,928 from a single livestream.
A very small number compared to the fortune he once built with Binance.
But enough to tell a story that goes beyond money.
1. What is Giggle Academy, really?
Giggle Academy is a non-profit education project initiated by CZ, with the goal of providing free, online, global-scale education for children — especially those who lack access to quality schooling.
Its model focuses on:
📚 Core academic subjects: math, science, logic, critical thinking
💻 Digital skills: programming, technology, AI literacy
🌍 Global accessibility: free of charge, no financial barriers
🎮 Gamified learning: interactive, personalized, game-based education
It is not a traditional school.
It is not a charity that simply hands out scholarships.
It is an attempt to build an open educational infrastructure — where knowledge is treated as a fundamental right of access, much like the internet.
2. Growth from Small Numbers
According to updates publicly shared by CZ, the project has grown to:
Over 36,000 learners by mid-2025Around 90,000 by the end of the yearAnd reaching 100,000 in early 2026
Compared to major global education platforms, this remains modest in scale.
But the difference lies in the mission.
Giggle Academy targets regions where “no one wants to build schools.”
Digital education bypasses infrastructure barriers.
A low-cost smartphone can become a classroom.
Growth here is not just about user metrics.
It is about access — about doors being opened.
3. Blockchain – A Tool, Not the Destination
Blockchain-based badges and digital certificates have been mentioned as a way to prevent forgery and preserve long-term academic records.

The idea is simple:
A child in a rural area can own a learning record that cannot be erased.
Not dependent on traditional paperwork.
Not reliant on intermediaries.
Blockchain here is not for speculation.
It is to protect the value of knowledge.
4. The Crypto Community Still Stands Behind It
Although the project has not issued a token, a community-driven memecoin called GIGGLE $GIGGLE has appeared on BNB Chain, with a portion of transaction fees donated to the initiative.
The Giggle Academy team has repeatedly clarified that this is not an official coin.
Yet the story reveals something interesting:
Even without being asked, the crypto community is finding ways to turn support into resources.
And sometimes, smaller contributions — like $17,928 from an AMA session — become the clearest symbol of that shift.
5. When Money Is No Longer the Destination
In the crypto world — where success is often measured by market cap and profit — someone in CZ’s position choosing to focus on education sends a different message.
When a person has already reached “more than enough,” the question changes.
It is no longer:
How do I earn more?
But:
How do I create lasting impact?
$17,928 from a livestream may be a small amount.
But it signals a priority.
Money is no longer the goal.
It becomes a tool.

A tool to build something that may outlast any market cycle.
Perhaps the most mature stage of success is not when wealth reaches its peak.
It is when someone begins to think about legacy.
And sometimes, a human story does not begin with a grand speech.
It begins with a short tweet —
and a decision about where the next flow of money will go.

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