City minister battles for UK to issue blockchain gilts Investing City minister Tulip Siddiq is pushing for the UK to begin issuing gilts on the blockchain, despite resistance from other areas of the government. ‘Digital gilts’ would be a government bond issued and traded using blockchain technology, and Siddiq has been fighting for the prospect to modernise the UK financial system. “The underlying asset would [...]
Real-World Assets on the Blockchain: Unlocking New Investment Opportunities Building Blocks Have you ever wanted to invest in real estate, artwork, or commodities, but found the process too complex or expensive? Enter Real-World Assets (RWA) on the blockchain – a game-changing concept that's making investing more accessible and providing efficient liquidity for everyone.
The SEC Takes A Swing At Decentralised Exchange Uniswap DAILY MARKET WATCH The United States’ Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has struck against crypto once again. Their latest Wells notice, a warning indicating the regulator’s intent to pursue legal enforcement, targeted one of crypto’s most coveted decentralised finance (DeFi) applications, Uniswap. The decentralised exchange (DEX) just passed $2 trillion in lifetime trading volume. But Uniswap is just getting [...]
Is TON Crypto’s Dark Horse For Onboarding 1 Billion Users? April 11, 2024 As Bitcoin consolidates around its previous all time high, a new player worth $23 billion has emerged in the top 10 largest coins by market cap. Strangely, this token’s rise has been mostly missed by Crypto communities. But, over the past two months, the token’s chain has seen its total value locked increase by over [...]
Solana Slows Whilst Rally Keeps Running April 10, 2024 Any business that has to turn away customers because it is too busy has a good problem on its hands. Over the past week, Solana has been experiencing this very problem. Solana’s trading volumes, and overall network usage, has ballooned to record numbers over the past few weeks. However, recently transactions on Solana have been [...]
CME Traders Currently Shorting Over $6 Billion Of Bitcoin April 5, 2024 March was a big month for Bitcoin. It reached new all-time highs and ETF trading volumes reached $111 billion – almost tripling February’s $42 billion. ETFs purchasing 66,000 Bitcoin worth $3.3 billion, seriously outpaced miner production numbers of around 28,000, with that number soon to be halved. MicroStrategy’s $1.4 billion push to enter Bitcoin’s “1% [...]
Ethena’s Success Causes A Battle Within DeFi April 4, 2024 On Tuesday, the market experienced a sharp decline due to some of the $2 billion of Bitcoin within the United States Department of Justice’s wallet being moved. The wallet’s contents came from seizing 50,000 Bitcoin stolen from the dark web site, Silk Road. The market noticed an initial test transaction of 0.001 ($69) Bitcoin to [...]
Grayscale Believes Crypto Bull Cycle Is 50% Complete April 3, 2024 Coinrule One of the hardest parts of investing in crypto is “timing the top”. “A new paradigm”, “the super cycle” and “this time is different” themed X threads are written to keep you accumulating for the “next leg up”. However, Grayscale believes we are not there yet and detailed why in a report they released [...]
Building Blocks: the future is multichain March 25, 2024 In the rapidly changing world of blockchain, the future appears to be multichain. But what does it mean to be multichain, and why is it crucial for the growth and adoption of decentralized technology? Let's dive into the topic of interoperability and explore the solutions that are shaping the blockchain industry.
Building Blocks: understanding the layers of blockchain technology March 18, 2024 All good things have layers. There are layers in good food, layers in good clothing and layers in good technology. Take for example a mobile phone. Here we have mobile networks, physical mobile devices, different operating systems and then the different apps available on the operating system. Each of these parts of a phone are layers: The network is Layer 1; the Operating system is Layer 2; and then App stores/apps are Layers 2/3.