Christina Comben

Former Author CryptoSlate

Christina is a web3 writer, editor, and content manager with a passion for technology and starting important conversations. As an industry OG, she’s not phased by market volatility and frequently scrimps on Starbucks to BTFD.

Author Stats

Total Articles 213

Since Feb 2020

Last Active Nov 23, 2025

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Christina Comben Recent Articles

A cinematic illustration shows a glowing blockchain highway branching beyond a stablecoin orb into islands for treasuries, real estate, commodities, trade finance, carbon credits, private credit, and royalties, lit in deep navy with neon teal and gold.

Slate Sunday

Beyond stablecoins, what’s fueling the tokenized RWA $30T explosion? Insights from Polygon Labs

Global Head of Payments at Polygon Labs, Aishwary Gupta, explains what's driving the explosive growth in tokenized RWAs right now.

11 months ago

A glowing river of cash pours from a giant reservoir into channels representing stocks, real estate, bonds, and crypto (Bitcoin and Ethereum) against a twilight city skyline.

Debt

$7.5T in US money market funds could soon be seeking a new home

There is now a massive $7.5 trillion parked in U.S. money market funds looking for new yield opportunities in the wake of a rate cut.

11 months ago

A moody, cinematic 16:9 illustration shows a giant dollar coin with a wedge removed as a stream of copper pennies spills into the shadow of neoclassical government columns, conveying that a significant share of U.S. tax dollars is consumed by interest on the national debt.

Crypto

23 cents of every tax dollar goes to pay interest on U.S. debt

Despite record income from tariffs, U.S. debt is rising at an alarming rate, and taxpayers now give almost one-quarter of every tax dollar to service its interest.

11 months ago

A storm-lit Federal Reserve facade looms as an unseen hand turns a glowing red rate dial downward, with ghosted falling market lines in the clouds and fire-and-ice elements clashing at the edges to evoke high-stakes uncertainty.

Macro

Is the Fed’s upcoming rate cut a ‘huge mistake’?

Traders place the odds of a rate cut at the next Federal Reserve meeting at over 90%, but not everyone is happy about the prospect of easy money.

11 months ago

A cinematic 16:9 scene shows a rain-slick city street split down the middle: on the left, neon-lit glass towers with fast-walking professionals and abstract rising graphs; on the right, dim, shuttered storefronts with weary pedestrians and a broken crosswalk, all in a cold teal and rust palette to evoke dissonance.

Macro

Why Wall Street is ‘out of step’ with the real economy

The S&P 500 is at near record highs, but with rising unemployment and cracks in the economy, Wall Street and Main Street are living different realities.

11 months ago

A bright, cinematic world map with a cracked golden Bitcoin at the center, glowing network arcs, and downward market overlays symbolizing shared global losses in a vivid teal–orange palette.

People

Julian Figueroa lost 14 BTC worth $1.6 million: he says millions of others will make the same mistakes

Julian Figueroa has lost 14 BTC over the years and says that 90% of Bitcoiners will make one of the same three mistakes with their Bitcoin security if they're not careful.

11 months ago

Culture

Open letter to Bitcoin Core: ‘Bitcoin is and must remain censorship resistant’

Bitcoin Core faces rising backlash as node operators protest censorship and policy changes, and the debate over neutrality rages.

11 months ago

A luminous river of digital tokens streams through a futuristic finance city as three large, steady coin-discs lead the flow under teal and blue glow.

RWA

Tokenized assets are already nearing $300 billion led by stablecoins

Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are breaking records, nearing $300 billion in 2025, with some projections placing the market at $30 trillion by 2034.

11 months ago

A bright, cinematic scene shows a glowing orange Bitcoin rocket straining against heavy chains anchored to a vast underwater iceberg, while a tiny red cube shatters glass-like dominoes on the left and a massive golden money block sinks into deep blue liquidity columns on the right under a sunlit sky.

Analysis

If selling $2 billion crashes the BTC price, why doesn’t buying $83B send it to space?

Why does a $2 billion BTC sale crash the BTC price, but $83B of steady buying in 2025 barely move the dial?

11 months ago

A cinematic 16:9 scene of unmarked gold bars and coins glowing under a warm spotlight as a crowd of blurred, outstretched hands reaches in from the edges against a dark background with a faint upward line, conveying frenzied buying.

Crypto

At over $3,600 an ounce, everyone’s buying gold

Everyone’s buying gold as prices hit a record $3,600, fueled by global reserve diversification, central banks, and nations like El Salvador and the BRIC countries.

11 months ago

A moody twilight cityscape shows a glowing global mesh of connections arcing over rooftops with microgrids, wind turbines, and a container data center, capturing tense anticipation about decentralized infrastructure powering the world.

Slate Sunday

Beyond the trillion-dollar hype, is decentralized infrastructure ready to power the world?

Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) is transforming real-world resources like wireless, data, storage, and energy through blockchain-powered incentives.

11 months ago

A semi-realistic painting shows Jamie Dimon with crossed arms and Donald Trump with a hand on his chest, both standing before a glowing Bitcoin sun over the Capitol building.

People

From Jamie Dimon to Donald Trump: Why everyone eventually understands Bitcoin

What was once met with skepticism and doubt is now universally accepted at the highest level. Despite the resistance, eventually everyone understands Bitcoin.

11 months ago