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Following Terra’s Lehman Moment, What’s Next for the Market?
15.7.2022
Adi Ben-Ari is the Founder and CEO of data security specialist Applied Blockchain.
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The collapse of TerraUSD and Luna in May, and the associated tailspin in the crypto market, have prompted observers from both within the decentralized finance (DeFi) space and externally to ask the...
What are Pools and Farms of DeFi Protocols?
8.7.2022
Olga Ortega, the co-founder and CPO of the real-time DeFi explorer AnalytEx by HashEx._______
Currently, there are many decentralized protocols and their use cases, and not everyone is well-versed in the terminology of DeFi to start working with protocols right away. It requires a certain level...
Bull or Build, There is No Bear
6.7.2022
Chandler De Kock is Growth Strategist at UMA, an optimistic oracle built for Web3.
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It's easy to get caught up in the chatter and concern that erupted in recent weeks around the collapse of TerraUSD stablecoin and then the latest round of losses that has set off job cuts and extreme...
The Words We Use In Bitcoin: Words, Language, Terminology, and Linguistic Attacks
3.7.2022
Gigi is a Bitcoin educator, author of '21 Lessons', and software engineer.
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It can’t be said often enough: Bitcoin is confusing. However, it’s not complicated like a Rube Goldberg machine is complicated. It’s just very foreign and thus very misunderstood—it is a completely new thing....
Report: 75% Have Heard About Crypto in Spain, According to the CNMV
29.6.2022
The results of a new report commissioned by the CNMV, the securities watchdog in Spain, have found that three out of four citizens have heard about cryptocurrencies. However, the report, which included opinions from 1,500 participants, also found that this knowledge is still minimal, and that less...
Here's What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Bitcoin and Dogecoin
28.6.2022
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Don’t Fear the Reaper: Why the Market Downtrend Is Good for Crypto
26.6.2022
Sergey Vasylchuk is the Co-founder & CEO of the staking provider Everstake.______
As bitcoin (BTC) sunk below the USD 20,000 mark, the panicking voices filled with eschatological fervor seemed to come from around the community. The same USD 20,000 mark that five years ago looked like a pinnacle...
Evolution of Enterprise Blockchain into Real-World Utility and Use Cases
24.6.2022
Johannes Schweifer is the CEO and co-founder of blockchain infrastructure company CoreLedger.
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While the market sentiment may be bearish, these times become an opportunity for builders and innovators to focus on how to drive meaningful progress with blockchain technology....
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Can DAOs Replace VCs as an Investment Method?
17.6.2022
Kate Kurbanova, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Apostro, a crypto-focused risk management platform.______
The rise of the crypto industry, blockchain technology, and Web3 have brought about new financial markets that have sparked an interest in a diverse array of parties. Furthermore...
This Is Why Fed Might Attack Inflation More Aggressively
12.6.2022
Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury._______
Inflation surged at the fastest pace in over 40 years in May 2022, pushing the Federal Reserve toward a more aggressive pace of interest rate increases to slow it down. While there’s concern it could cause unemployment...
Forget the Market Slump – Inflation Will Define Bitcoin This Year and Beyond
11.6.2022
Chen Li is the CEO and Founder of digital asset venture capital firm Youbi Capital._______
Inflation: the word on everyone’s lips in 2022. With rising prices squeezing budgets more than we’ve seen in the last four decades, investors and consumers are desperate for ways to protect their...
How The Ethereum Merge Could Impact Staking Yields
10.6.2022
Max Shannon, Digital Asset Analyst at major European digital asset investment firm CoinShares._____
The Merge aims to move Ethereum from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS), and provide the foundation for increased scalability and reduced energy consumption. Detrimental trade-offs...
With Crypto Regulation Imminent, How Should Industry Leaders Prepare?
8.6.2022
Stephen Stonberg, CEO of Bittrex Global, a crypto exchange.______...
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Survey: More Than 70% of Salvadorans Believe the Bitcoin Law Has Not Improved Their Personal Finances
6.6.2022
A recent survey has offered some insight into the real opinions Salvadorans have about the implementation of the Bitcoin Law in the country. The survey, carried out by the University Institute of Public Opinion of the José Simeón Cañas Central American University, found that most...
Which Markets Could Benefit the Most from Crypto?
3.6.2022
Pavel Matveev is the CEO and Co-Founder of the major blockchain-based payments platform Wirex.
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The Crypto Industry Needs to Unite to Bring Together a Global Regulatory Framework
2.6.2022
Valentina Drofa is the Founder and CEO of Drofa Comms, an international PR consultancy for financial and fintech companies.______...
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‘Speculative’ Luna Classic Best Seen as a Meme Coin
2.6.2022
Luna Classic (LUNC) tokens on the old Terra chain – now known as the Terra Classic chain – are still circulating, and remain available on many exchanges. But with the algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD (UST) trading far below its dollar peg, and the ecosystem migrating to the new Terra chain, does...
This Is Why 'the Government' Is Not Going to Ban Digital Assets
1.6.2022
Benjamin Dean, Director, Digital Assets, WisdomTree, an asset management firm and exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider.
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Crypto’s Need for Sustainability Standard-Setting Starts Here
29.5.2022
Patricia Trompeter, CEO of Sphere 3D, a Nasdaq-listed crypto mining company.____Cryptocurrencies have gained strong momentum over the last couple of years, drawing widespread attention from both proponents and skeptics. While investors have lauded digital currencies for their high yields...
USDD vs UST: Is Justin Sun's New Stablecoin Just a Clone of UST?
28.5.2022
UST, a stablecoin that's supposed to maintain a price peg with the US dollar 1:1, spiraled out of control to reach as low as USD 0.10 this month. Following the momentous rise of UST in just a few months, only a few predicted its monumental crash, especially with the dominance stablecoins were...