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Exploring the Horizon: In-Depth Analysis of LSD Derivative Projects and Future Opportunities in DeFi
Since the Shanghai upgrade, the Ethereum staking market has gradually become more popular. Currently, the staking ratio for ETH has reached 24%. According to Nansen’s data, the entire ETH staking market has consistently shown an upward trend, with the current staked ETH reaching a high of 29.2 million (currently valued at $65.67 billion). According to […]
Understanding Blockchain Bridges
April 17, 2022
The size and number of blockchains has continued to exponentially grow since the initial release of the Bitcoin network in 2009, today it is estimated that there are hundreds of individual blockchain networks with varying degrees of sophistication and functionality. While the number of blockchain networks continues to expand, each network remains isolated from each […]
The Little-Known Applications of Blockchain Technology
April 10, 2022
The application of blockchain technology to the arena of finance is well known and understood. From decentralised finance (DeFi) establishing the infrastructure by which people can transfer value to each other in a permissionless and frictionless manner to privacy coins obscuring transactions and maintaining the anonymity of parties, there is indeed a widespread use of […]
Corporate Holders of Cryptocurrency
April 3, 2022
2021 saw a wave of institutional interest in cryptocurrency as an emerging asset class. Today, at least 27 publicly traded corporations hold 217,000 bitcoins at a current value of $9.4 billion USD. Just one company, business software provider MicroStrategy, owns 121,000 of these bitcoins after outlining Bitcoin as the ‘central part of [their] new capital […]
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is initiating a new iPhone feature that will benefit consumers and businesses alike. In its latest push into the financial technology (fintech) industry, Apple’s new feature will allow businesses to accept credit card and digital payments from their iPhones. This upheaval attempts to bypass hardware systems such as Block Inc’s Square terminals. […]
The Future for “Buy Now Pay Later” Ventures
March 22, 2022
Of the many fintech sectors, retail finance offers investors the most promising opportunity. The market for retail finance has more than doubled over the past five years, and is currently valued at US$2.5 trillion. The market is not showing any signs of slowing down, with an annual growth rate of 20%. Among retail finance, there […]