Between negative-yielding bonds, the frothy equity market and looming inflation, institutional asset allocators have been forced to look for alternative means of generating yield.
Bitcoin may be down, but it's not out. Plenty of investors remain captivated by digital currency and as this universe evolves and matures, more ways to access it are coming to market.
In the beginning there was blockchain, and it was good. It opened the door, and let the rays of light of a new decentralized digital economy shine in. However, the wider we pushed that door open, the less bright that light shined.
Cryptocurrency is often described as “digital money.” This description may be true, but it fails to capture what makes cryptocurrency unique and so appealing to many investors.
The movie industry is usually one that’s credited with innovation and development. The industry is barely a century old, yet film production and distribution techniques have changed dramatically over the years. And crypto can take it a step further.
During a webinar with Microsoft, ‘Reimagining Global Markets: How Marketplace Technology is Driving Economies Forward,’ we explored the intersection of cloud and the technology that powers some of the world’s largest marketplaces.
While headlines from the blockchain industry have recently been dominated by Bitcoin, the biggest story in the space has still largely been overlooked (or missed) by most news outlets: the rise of DeFi, or Decentralized Finance.
Since its introduction to the world in 2008, blockchain technology has given rise to hundreds of cryptocurrencies, starting with the ever-popular Bitcoin.
The current high growth & adoption of financial applications can be traced back to the arrival of cloud storage in 2006. The big idea was the creation of a simple, scalable, service that could easily plug into existing software. The world of DeFi will mirror this trajectory.
The Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), more commonly known as blockchain, was introduced to the world along with bitcoin. While the attitude towards bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remains mixed, the interest in its underlying technology is unambiguous.
Digital transformation impacts nearly every business sector, from banking to insurance, retail to real estate, medicine to pharmaceuticals, and more. In the utilities sector, mass adoption of digital transformation has been slow
Like the Olympics, the bitcoin network initiates a special event called “halving” every four years, and it is intensively followed by millions of bitcoin investors. And halvings are such a huge deal for a reason.