In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.Sometimes a project’s name tells you all you need to know about it, no matter how niche. Take Kryptomon, for example, the NFT game that … [Read more...] about What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
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Why 2022 could be a big year for the Polkadot ecosystem
Polkadot’s ongoing parachain rollout represents the final launch phase for its multi-chain sharded architecture, following rigorous testing, optimization, and auditing, initially carried out on testnets like Rococo and canary network Kusama.The first indication that Polkadot parachains were afoot came in September when Gavin Wood hinted that they were “technologically ready for … [Read more...] about Why 2022 could be a big year for the Polkadot ecosystem
The Big Miss in the Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report
Stablecoins are that bridge, and they create two types of risk for the banking system. First, stablecoin reserves are often held in the form of bank deposits. Second, when they are not held by banks, those reserves are often held in the types of securities that banks and other systemically important financial institutions also hold – i.e., Treasury bonds and short-term … [Read more...] about The Big Miss in the Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report
Goldman Sachs Sees Crypto Options Markets as ‘Next Big Step’ for Institutional Adoption
“There might be equity funds that have an exposure to a stock that has underlying bitcoin holdings,” explained Kazantsev. “In order to hedge that exposure, they might trade futures against that. For them, rather than rebalancing the portfolio dynamically, what they really want to do is hedge for the longer term, and to know the downside on the hedge that they can have. That’s … [Read more...] about Goldman Sachs Sees Crypto Options Markets as ‘Next Big Step’ for Institutional Adoption
Kimbal Musk’s Big Green DAO Is a Big Step for Web 3
On the heels of a $40 million experiment that caught mainstream media attention, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are taking another step into mass consciousness today as Kimbal Musk – the billionaire Tesla board member and brother of fellow entrepreneur Elon Musk – is announcing the opening of membership applications for Big Green DAO, a Web 3 charity focusing on … [Read more...] about Kimbal Musk’s Big Green DAO Is a Big Step for Web 3