Category: Blockchain

The Rise of Blockchain-Based Securities in 2023

More pertinently to advisors, perhaps, is what’s happening on the money market & treasury fund side and the private equity & private credit side – two very different investment profiles, yet two symbiotic cohorts here. Tokenized money markets and treasuries have now surpassed $650 million in collective AUM, essentially acting as a low-risk yield-generating vehicle to park capital in a digital system. That’s all. As new opportunities open up, such as in the alternatives space, it’ll be more seamless to swap from on-chain money markets to on-chain private equity, for…

How to strike a balance between blockchain transparency and privacy: Nansen CEO

The world may be moving in a direction where people are more comfortable in having their assets and ownership available for everyone to see, according to Alex Svanevik, the CEO of blockchain analytics firm Nansen.  In an interview with Cointelegraph’s Zhiyuan Sun, Svanevik highlighted how a balance between privacy and transparency may be attained in the world of blockchain analytics. According to Svanevik, it’s not possible to get the entirety of both in blockchain. He explained that: “You cannot get 100% transparency and 100% privacy. I think many of us…

Safeguarding Wealth in the Digital Age – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance and investment, the debate over where to place one’s wealth has taken on new dimensions with the advent of cryptocurrencies. Traditional commodities like gold and silver have long been seen as safe havens for preserving wealth, while cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum offer a new frontier of potential prosperity. This article will delve into the nuances of crypto security vs. commodity investments, exploring the advantages and risks associated with each option. The Timeless Appeal of Commodities Commodities as a Wealth Preservation Tool For centuries,…

LeveX Unleashes Next-Gen Social Trading Features, Pioneering a Cohesive Crypto Trading Ecosystem – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

Unveiling a new era in cryptocurrency trading, LeveX brings to the fore an unprecedented integration of social trading into its platform, fostering a vibrant and connected trading community. Beyond this landmark feature, LeveX also offers a plethora of innovations, enhancing the trading experience like never before. LeveX: A Leading Edge in Cryptocurrency Exchanges At its heart, LeveX presents itself as a superior cryptocurrency exchange platform that provides a robust, fast, and efficient interface for trading. Users have access to a wide array of spot and derivatives pairs, including prominent ones…

What Has the Blockchain Association Actually Achieved?

First, she said, the association helped beat back a proposed rule from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Treasury’s money laundering watchdog, requiring exchanges to collect personal information on unhosted or self-hosted crypto wallets. Second, the association, she said, helped water down a crypto tax and expansive reporting requirement contained in President Joseph Biden’s 2021 omnibus infrastructure bill. Third, the association has helped member companies, such as Ripple, Coinbase and Grayscale, to push legal arguments as they fought Securities and Exchange Commission actions against them. But you might…

Wash Trading: $2 Billion Lost Since 2020, Blockchain Research Firm Says

Wash trading, a deceptive practice in financial markets, has emerged as a pervasive concern within the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) landscape, according to a recent report from Solidus Labs. The report, released on September 12 as the second part of its 2023 Crypto Market Manipulation Report, sheds light on the rampant practice of “wash trading” in these supposedly trustless platforms. The Enigma Of Wash Trading Wash trading, an illicit trading strategy where a trader simultaneously buys and sells the same asset, artificially inflates trading volumes and creates a false impression…

The Future of the Internet – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

The internet has undergone two major transformations since its inception. The first was the transition from a read-only web to a read-write web, enabled by the development of HTML and HTTP. The second was the transition to a web that is increasingly personalized and centralized, enabled by the rise of social media and big tech companies. Now, a third transformation is underway: the transition to Web3, a decentralized and open internet that is powered by blockchain technology. Web3 promises to give users more control over their data…

Ankr to Introduce Sei Blockchain RPC Connection

Ankr has revealed plans to augment its RPC service by integrating with the Sei blockchain. This development aims to facilitate developers keen on leveraging the Sei platform for the creation of swift and scalable decentralized applications (dApps). The integration will enable users to access both Sei Public and Premium RPCs, allowing them to make request calls and receive responses akin to those from a Sei full node. Sei’s Position in the Blockchain Space Sei aspires to lead as the swiftest layer-1 blockchain, a feat achieved through its “Twin-Turbo” consensus mechanism.…

Blockchain active users can be misleading metric: Crypto data scientist

Active user count can be a misleading metric for measuring the state of a crypto ecosystem as a small group of users can generate a significant portion of activity across multiple wallets, argues the co-founder of a blockchain analytics provider. 0xScope’s co-founder and chief data scientist, Philip Torres, told Cointelegraph amid the Bitget EmpowerX Summit that between monopolistic founding entities, bots, exploiters and airdrop hunters — as much as 80% of blockchain activity can be generated by just a small number of entities — despite looking healthy on the outside.…

Market Awaits News on Inflation and Crypto ETFs – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

By Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International (CSE:FNQ).  Bitcoin (BTC) closed last week around $25,850, a 0.5% decrease in price from its previous week’s closing price of $26,000. The market keeps following the trend of low volumes and volatility observed in this Q3. In the last 11 weeks, the BTC price fluctuated by less than 0.75% in 8 weeks. Low volatility is confirmed looking at the annualised volatility of BTC on a 30-day basis, which remains at one of the lowest levels ever recorded,…