The first betrayal I ever felt wasn’t from a friend - it was from, you guessed it, a McDonald’s Happy Meal. I used to grab one after school back in elementary like it was my love language: same restaurant, same price, a different toy each time. Then one day, the price went up - but I couldn’t just give them up, even if it meant paying a little more…

At first glance, crypto seems like just one giant meme. I mean, come on – Dogecoin? A coin based off of a literal Shiba Inu? Are we trading dogs as a currency now? People were all investing in coins with names like “Pepe”, “FLOKI”, and “Skibidi” (okay, I made that one up - but would you even be surprised if it was real?)