Visa Settling Transactions with USDC on Ethereum
Visa announced it will allow the use of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin to settle transactions on its payment network. The company is launching a pilot program with a payment…
Ethereum 2.0 Staking Contract Continues to Grow
Ethereum 2.0 is the next evolutionary phase of the Ethereum blockchain. It will mark the transition from proof-of-work algorithm to proof-of-stake. In the process, the Ethereum 2.0 Staking Contract recently…
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Since 2019, the ability to create unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Ethereum has existed. Creating unique tokens and limited series has become much easier over time. This has led to…
First Chinese company invests in Bitcoin and Ethereum
The Chinese technology company Meitu purchased millions of dollars of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) from its corporate reserves. Interestingly they allocated more money towards Ether ($25.75M) than Bitcoin ($19M).…
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – Unique and Unstoppable
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…
Oracles – The Internet of Blockchains
We discuss how blockchains’ inherent inability to connect to the real world limits their use and how oracles provide the solution by acting as middleware to their connection to the…
January Highlights in the Crypto Industry
A monthly review of what’s happening in the crypto markets enriched with institutional research on key industry topics in collaboration with Swiss digital asset specialist, 21Shares AG. The first month…
Ethereum (ETH) at the all-time high of 2018
Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, touched the all-time high last reached in 2018 on some exchanges before a correction occurred. Time for a brief overview of the…
DeFi: What happens when the music stops?
DeFi has significantly improved token design and distribution compared to the ICO era. Still, the current yield farming trend does not seem sustainable. It’s likely that only bigger protocols, which…
Uniswap “Stimulus Check” for DeFi users
Uniswap, currently the largest decentralized exchange, launched its “UNI” token last week. They celebrated this by granting 400 tokens to each user – nearly 3’000 US dollars for a short…