An overview of the Tezos project, including an exclusive interview with foundation board member Hubertus Thonhauser about the current status of the blockchain-based smart contract platform. The Tezos project was first presented in a white paper published in 2014. The network is designed in such a way that stakeholders or validators can vote for proposed […]
The Bitcoin price has fallen sharply in recent months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has not reduced public interest in crypto-currencies. Some of the US government’s helicopter money is also being used to buy Bitcoin. As Forbes magazine reports, several Americans are using the $1,200 stimulus checks to purchase crypto-currencies such as […]
If your bank account was emptied during a hacker attack, your bank can refund the money you lost. However, if your crypto wallet was hacked and your Bitcoins were sent to a foreign address, they are permanently lost. Bitcoin Vaults are designed to prevent this. The reason for the irrevocable loss is that most crypto […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – Range between 6’500 and 7’000 USD The Bitcoin price tested the zone below USD 7,000 at the beginning of the reporting week. Already on Monday there was a downward movement to just under USD 6,500. However, the price recovered to over USD 6,800 on the same day. On Wednesday […]
Among other things, blockchain is ideally suited for the tokenization of assets. This can typically include illiquid assets such as real estate. An STO (security token offering) has just been launched in Germany for a real estate project in Berlin. The Berlin real estate STO is being conducted by Black Manta Capital Partners, a German […]
In crises, the flight of investors often leads to the safe haven of “cash”. Most other asset classes are affected by this. Crypto also experienced a fall in prices during the Corona crisis. In the medium term, the portfolio diversification effect will predominate. In the medium term, however, the high independent component (alpha) of Krypto […]
CargoSmart Limited is working with one of the largest shipping companies in the world (CISCO Shipping Lines) as part of a Shipping-blockchain pilot project. The aim is to make sea freight data and delivery status visible at any time. Blockchain technology allows the automatic forwarding of information that cannot be changed afterwards. CargoSmart will record […]
For a long time it was quiet around the planned stable coin social media company Facebook. Now the Geneva-based Libra Foundation is back with a revised white paper and a FINMA application for a licence to be considered payment system. As can be seen from the announcement on the Association’s blog, the project wants to […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin/USD – Not much new in the reporting week On Monday, Bitcoin was able to advance to just over USD 7,300 right at the beginning of the reporting week. This was followed on Tuesday by another attempt to climb higher spheres. However, this was rejected at USD 7,500. This was followed by […]
In an open letter to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) is formulating a recommendation to amend the Money Laundering Ordinance presented in February. It calls for all financial market players to be treated equally. On 7 February 2020, FINMA published a proposed ordinance and several partial ordinance revision […]
