It’s no secret that Coinbase has played an instrumental role in bringing new users into the crypto space. Coinbase’s friendly onboarding process and status as a publicly traded company allow it to appear as a more traditional investment platform to non-crypto savvy investors, leading to greater trust.However, it seems almost weekly that another article hits the internet about … [Read more...] about The biggest challenge for crypto exchanges is global price fragmentation
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Opposition poses constitutional challenge to El Salvador’s Bitcoin law
El Salvador’s grand plans to promote Bitcoin adoption could be turned on their head if President Bukele’s Bitcoin law is proven to be unconstitutional in the country’s courts.A group of citizens joining forces with political party, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), has filed a lawsuit claiming President Bukele’s Bitcoin adoption program is unconstitutional.FMLN … [Read more...] about Opposition poses constitutional challenge to El Salvador’s Bitcoin law
Tech developments challenge legal community
Smart contracts are an important element of the blockchain revolution, although they predate blockchain. According to most sources, it was Nick Szabo who coined the term “smart contract” in the 1990s. The mechanism of a vending machine has since been frequently given as an example of a basic smart contract based on if-then logic. The payment into a vending machine triggers an … [Read more...] about Tech developments challenge legal community
GBTC discount presents a unique challenge for Grayscale and investors
Since 2013 the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund (GBTC) has offered its investors exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through a publicly quoted private instrument. However, the trust's convertibility and liquidity vastly differ from an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).Trusts are structured as companies, at least in regulatory form, and are 'closed-end funds' which can initially only be sold to … [Read more...] about GBTC discount presents a unique challenge for Grayscale and investors