Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique and cannot be replicated. As such, they are often used to digitally represent artwork on a Blockchain. The NFT market has been gaining momentum, especially in recent months, but there still exists much untapped potential. The market saw amazing growth last year, and not just by expanding use cases. Buyers […]
A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A look at trending sectors, liquidity, volatility, spreads and more. The weekly report in cooperation with market data provider Kaiko. The last 7 days in the cryptomarkets: Price Movements: Following historic all time highs and declining intraday volatility, Bitcoin […]
Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange with daily volumes averaging $20B+. Its competitors include Coinbase and Kraken, though Binance is by far the market leader for spot and derivative activity. BNB is their exchange token and has gained some attention recently. There are various ways to buy cryptoassets, an ETP is an option amongst […]
The Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP-1559) is a proposal for the Ethereum Protocol, which aims to solve the high transaction fees and inflation of Ether (ETH). According to industry insiders the controversial upgrade could be launched as soon as July. Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 has been the most talked-about upgrade for the network since ETH 2.0 […]
The Swiss pioneering fintech ETP issuer, 21Shares AG. has officially passed the $1 billion mark in assets under management across its diversified 12 crypto asset ETPs. In just over 2 years, 21Shares AG has witnessed a 200-fold increase in its assets and joined the select elite ETF/ETP issuer list with over $1 billion in assets. […]
We live in an age of digital disruption that has accelerated over the last year. Central banks are unleashing record levels of monetary stimulus, while technology continues to rapidly reshape our global economy. Thoughts on the future of digital assets by Rupertus Rothenhäuser. It has shown us that conventional thinking will not bring the answers […]
Most finance executives are not interested in Bitcoin as a corporate investment according to a recently published survey by the U.S. research firm Gartner. The reason for this among most respondents is the high volatility of the crypto asset. Although a growing number of tech companies have invested in Bitcoin in recent months, many executives do not […]
After overcoming several difficulties that the year 2020 has brought, we can finally announce fresh news regarding our trading platform MachinaTrader! 📣🚀 We are releasing the new version with our newly optimized engine for backtesting and paper trading! We have put so much focus, effort, and time into the development of the new engine for the […]
Innovations of blockchain-based banking have recently gained a lot of traction. The architecture of decentralized finance (DeFi) can create an immutable and highly interoperable financial system with unprecedented transparency, equal access rights, and little need for custodians. The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank has recently published an in-depth paper by Prof. Fabian Schär on the sector of […]
Credit card company Mastercard announced this week that they will accept “select crypto currencies” as payment. Their focus will primarily be on centralized stable-coins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), not Bitcoin & Co. According to the company, there is no denying that digital assets are taking on an increasingly important role as a means of payment. […]
