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 […]
The business intelligence firm MicroStrategy was the first publicly traded company to add Bitcoin to their balance sheet. CEO Michael Saylor shared their strategy and reasoning in a conference that attracted representatives from 6’917 different companies. MicroStrategy held two-days of video sessions for companies interested in following its path to holding bitcoin. Called “Bitcoin for Corporations’”, the […]
How will blockchain technology affect our lives? Can digital currencies establish themselves as an asset class? The questions that arise in the world of crypto seem limitless. We limit ourselves to five and turn to experts in the field. The development in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space as well as the rapidly growing ecosystem around the new technology is […]
The Federal Council has enabled the issuance of Blockchain-based shares as of the 1st of February 2021. Below is the background of the new law, and an outlook on the possibilities which have been created. On the 10th of December 2020, the Federal Council decided to put parts of the Blockchain bill into effect as […]
Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD Chart Analysis – Breaking the downward consolidation phase At the beginning of the reporting week, the market was looking for clues of sustainability of the fast-moving breakout from Friday of the previous week. We recall: the Twitter mention by Elon Musk led to a daily excursion above $38’000 USD and briefly […]
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 […]
A broad front of opposition is growing against FinCEN’s latest regulatory proposal regarding KYC/AML rules for digital assets. Opponents say the rules would destroy many of the benefits of the technology and create new, centralized data collection points. An overview. The U.S. Treasury Department under Steve Mnuchin proposed strict KYC rules for cryptocurrencies in December that go […]
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is one of the most expansive sectors in the crypto space. So-called “wrapped tokens” are an important DeFi building block. They allow cross-blockchain transactions. An overview of the interoperability project Ren in an interview with COO Michael Burgess. Ren is an open protocol that enables the fluid movement of value between blockchains (interoperability). […]
Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD Chart Analysis – Continued Consolidation with Lower Highs At the beginning of the week we saw a continuation of the consolidation phase, which started when the all-time high was reached on January 8. In the process, the USD 35’000 mark served alternately as a support and resistance zone. Thus, […]
The term “vampire mining” was coined when DeFi protocol SushiSwap forked from Uniswap in August 2020. SushiSwap subsequently leeched a good portion of Uniswap’s liquidity, but now it appears to be standing on its own as a DeFi “bluechip”. On-chain metrics provider Santiment has taken a deep dive into the SushiSwap DeFi clone. It draws a conclusion that SushiSwap has become […]
