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A Look at Bitcoin Trends by Distribution
14.10.2020
Jay Hao. Jay Hao is the CEO of crypto exchange OKEx.
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Bitcoin (BTC) is a frequently discussed topic and Blockchain Center recently released some data that allows us to have a broader view of BTC from the perspective of its distribution. Breaking it down, the data shows that the current...
DeFi Governance Tokens Face Three Challenges
11.10.2020
DeFi hasn’t always been particularly decentralized, with many of the major platforms and projects beginning with core teams who controlled their initial development.
It seems that this has somewhat changed in recent months, with the rapid ascent of DeFi almost forcing the ecosystem to introduce...
Ethereum is a Casino
11.10.2020
Lane Retting is the core team member at the Spacemesh cryptocurrency project and a former Ethereum core developer.
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Ethereum (ETH) is rapidly becoming a decentralized finance (DeFi) network, and DeFi feels quite similar to traditional finance in important ways. What does this mean for...
Global Regulation Will Help Crypto Go Mainstream - Former Regulator
10.10.2020
Gibraltar airport. More quality regulation, such as Gibraltar’s updated guidance on crypto companies, is beneficial for those companies, end users, and the whole crypto space, leading to increased adoption, according to Nathan Catania, Partner at Gibraltar-headquartered XReg Consulting, a group...
Snapped Up Stakes, Stepping Down CEOs, CBDC Pilots and 20 Crypto Jokes
10.10.2020
This week in the Cryptosphere: Vitalik Buterin said that high Ethereum fees might be gone even before ETH 2.0, and DeFi darling yearn.finance crashed 60% from its ATH, while Virgin Galactic Chairman said BTC can’t be correlated to traditional assets. TaoTao said it “ended negotiations” with...
Near-Zero Interest Rates & Resurgent Inflation Are Here to Stay, What to Do?
10.10.2020
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...
Crypto Is Immune to These Headlines On Trump and BitMEX
5.10.2020
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Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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In terms of price action, things have actually...
Top 4 Risks DeFi Investors Face
4.10.2020
Impressive growth in the DeFi (decentralized finance) market since the start of the year has shown us that there is a high demand for yield-generating protocols, despite the risky nature of these new financial products.
DeFi’s value proposition is easily apparent: borderless access to a host...
Going Cashless Isn't Straightforward. Ask Sweden, or Zimbabwe
4.10.2020
Chris Vasantkumar, Lecturer in Anthropology, Macquarie University.
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“No Cash Accepted” signs are increasingly common in Australian shops, thanks to COVID-19. Even before the pandemic struck, though, we were well along the cashless path, with demand for coins halving between 2013...
What And How ‘Slow’ Bitcoin Wins In The Storm Of Crypto Innovations
3.10.2020
Crypto is one of the most innovative and groundbreaking technological developments to have occurred in recent history. The question is: is crypto still innovative, and are new cryptoasset platforms being increasingly expected to provide significant technical improvements over their...
Hackation, Salvation, Expansion, and 20 Crypto Jokes
3.10.2020
In the last week of crypto September, KuCoin got hacked, along the way exposing a key difference between bitcoin and altcoins. Cardano was the best performer while Litecoin dropped out of top 10. OpenBazaar got temporarily saved from becoming ClosedBazaar by an anonymous donor, Bithumb won a legal...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on yearn.finance
2.10.2020
Source: Twitter/@iYearnFinance
As the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to grow, capital inflows are on the rise, suggesting that - despite some bubble attributes - DeFi might remain a part of the digital asset markets in the years to come.
In our DeFi Unlocked series, we explore...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on Balancer
28.9.2020
In our Defi Unlocked series, we delve into the most popular protocols to show you how you can generate an investment income in the decentralized finance market.
In this article, we will discuss Balancer (BAL), how it works, and how you can use it to earn crypto investment income.
What...
‘If DeFi Collapsed, Bitcoin Would Still Be Bitcoin’
27.9.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) and DeFi both had a good summer. After the coronavirus-induced collapse of March, the price of bitcoin rose from USD 3,500 to just over USD 12,000 in August, while the total value locked into DeFi platforms rose from USD 1bn in June to almost USD 12bn in late September.
It’s tempting...
Why Do Bankers Behave So Badly? They Make Too Much Money To Ask Questions
27.9.2020
Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Director of Bachelor of International Business Program at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Over the past 16 months journalists have been scouring through more than 2,000 Suspicious Activity Reports originally sent by banks to the United States...
Despites, Split Opinions, Many Regulations and 20 Crypto Jokes
26.9.2020
This crypto week saw bitcoin mining difficulty jump to an all-time high, and despite its realized capitalization soaring, experts are divided on what the near-term outlook for bitcoin price is. Meanwhile, despite Uniswap climbing to become the largest DeFi protocol by TVL, its UNI crashed in...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on Curve Finance
26.9.2020
Curve logo.
DeFi continues to cement its spot as this year’s hottest trend in crypto, with numerous new platforms launching to capitalize on the hype.
In this article, we will explore Curve Finance (CRV), how it works, and how it can be used to earn crypto investment income.
What is Curve...
Is "Fair Launch" a Better Model for Token Distribution?
25.9.2020
Jay Hao. Jay Hao is the CEO of crypto exchange OKEx.
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Everybody's talking about “Fair Launch” nowadays. So, what exactly is “Fair Launch,” and is it a better model for token distribution? Actually, Bitcoin (BTC) can be considered a typical fair launch coin; that's to say, no Private sale,...
Are UNI Tokens Subject to Securities Enforcement Action by the SEC?
23.9.2020
Philip Liu is the Co-Founder and Chief Legal Officer of Arca, a blockchain- and crypto-focused investment advisor in Los Angeles.
Uniswap overview
Uniswap is the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) by trading volume and is the first DEX to really compete on a daily volume basis against some of...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Interest Lending Crypto using Aave
20.9.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/aave.aave
DeFi is all the rage in the digital asset market. There is seemingly something for everyone among the crypto-savvy folk, from incredibly high-yielding (and unsustainable) new protocols to established blockchain-powered savings apps.
In our new “DeFi...