Cardano leapfrogs Bitcoin SV, Litecoin & Binance July 8, 2020 Following a successful Virtual Summit, Cardano is on a charge taking sixth place on the Market Cap league table and at the time of writing is valued at US$3.5bn (Source: CoinMarketCap). The summit itself had the most amazing UX/UI – simple to use and navigate – which opened my eyes to a new way of [...]
The case for decentralized finance July 7, 2020 Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has become a trending topic over the last year in the Blockchain world. This trend that started in the Ethereum ecosystem is now beginning to grow on the RSK Network, its Bitcoin counterpart, and other open Blockchains (Ethereum Classic, EOS and Cardano among others). This new use case promises to turn crypto [...]
Funding the Next Wave of Tech Startups July 7, 2020 Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have had their fair share of ups and downs in the past few years and for many they remain a mystery, poorly understood, and even feared. But since the recent bubble and crash of 2017/2018 there have been three years of soul searching, greater regulatory scrutiny, and a great deal of [...]
Bitcoin addresses surge as volatility drops to 15-month low July 7, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started trading around $9,150 and quickly moved up to $9,250. The cryptocurrency’s price then plummeted again making it clear its range narrowed down from $9,000 to $10,000 to its lower end. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week trading close to $224 but over [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on 01 Capital July 7, 2020 01 Capital is a London-based corporate finance boutique specialising in the digital asset sector. Our team’s foundation lies in traditional financial markets and investment banking, with much of the team coming from successful careers in M&A, capital markets and special situations at bulge bracket banks, hedge funds and top accountancy firms. We complement this with [...]
Are Blockchain Limitations Stifling Arbitrage Opportunities? July 7, 2020 Cryptocurrency exchanges have grown exponentially since 2017, catering to retail, institutional, and an ever-growing crowd of sophisticated calibre traders who have set up high-frequency algorithmic strategies. Notably, in the past few years, spot exchanges have taken markets by storm, adding leveraged derivatives to their suite of trading products. Derivative products have given traders an array [...]