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 and crypto platform Crypto.com, with plans for more partners later this year. According to the announcement, Visa spent the last year enabling the capacity for digital […]
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 reached an all-time high of 3.6 million ETH – over 3% of the total supply. Glassnode is reporting that at its current price of approximately $1’631, the […]
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 an unstoppable trend in the digital art industry. But what are NFTs? Although the original concept for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) dates back to 2015, it […]
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). Meitu is the first major company to do so. The Chinese company recently announced a purchase of 15’000 Ether (ETH) and more than 379 Bitcoin (BTC). This […]
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 […]
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 world. “The oracle problem” will be a central part of the analysis as well some of the leading projects. We find that oracles are pervasive […]
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 of the year 2021 was filled with unforgettable events, which set the tone for the year’s remainder. It would be an understatement to say that […]
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 latest developments. While Bitcoin (BTC) has been in price discovery beyond its 2017 all-time high since December, Ether (ETH) has not yet been able to […]
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 have added value and have defensibility, will survive in the long term. While not yet complete, this year can already be classified as unexpected and […]
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 period of time. We explain the latest events concerning Uniswap and its competitor, SushiSwap. Decentralized Exchanges (DEX), together with the DeFi space, have recently experienced an incredible […]
