Ethereum 2.0: Explanation & Assessment – 2021 Update

This last quarter of 2020 has seen large market gains alongside both excitement and criticism of the Ethereum platform. The first phase of the 2.0 update has been successfully implemented and an increased throughput is expected to solve historic problems of scalability and cost. However, some critics hold valid concerns and there are still several challenges to overcome on...

South Korea: Bitcoin classified as a financial asset

After Russia last summer and Ukraine last October, it is now the turn for South Korea to qualify Bitcoin as a financial asset. South Korea and Bitcoin, a tumultuous love story. At the beginning of the year, a wave of panic had blown not only on the crypto community but more especially cryptocurrencies' price. Also called 'The Bitcoin Country', South Korea...

The Hidden Value In Crypto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqs2-kRVQ8 The Hidden Value In Crypto (with Ari Paul) Ari Paul, CIO and managing partner of BlockTower Capital, joins Real Vision's Ash Bennington for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Paul unpacks his views on the risks and opportunities in crypto-assets now, and discusses the ways in which he draws on his background as a traditional asset...

Beam : a formal approach for privacy coins

Beam MimbleWimble
The above references an opinion and is for information purposes only.  It is not intended to be investment advice.  Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice. Summary Market Capitalization: USD 56'970 Mio.                 Coin Market Cap Ranking: #116 Validation: Proof of Work                         Algorithm: Equihash (modified, forked every 6 months to counter ASICs) Risk: Crowded field (Zcash, Monero, Grin, Bitcoin second layer solutions for privacy)No...

What is Libra

Libra
Libra, let’s get started: Technology has improved the world around us, it is easy to send text, pictures and documents but why not money?What if we make the money truly global, stable, and secure. What if everyone was invited to the Global economy with access to the same financial opportunities.This thought laid a pavement for Introducing LIBRA a new global currency designed for the digital world, backed...

What is Kusama? A Review and Short Analysis

What is Kusama? Polkadot
Kusama core mission is to test the interoperability and scalability of functionalities and to organize these solutions into a network of parachains -or parallel chains.

Vinnik: ‘fake’ interrogation by French prosecutors

Alexander Vinnik's lawyer, a Russian citizen suspected of attempting to launder between $ 4 and $ 9 billion through the former exchange BTC-e, qualifies the interrogation of his client as 'fake'. The French authorities in charge of the investigation had not had the authorization to question down Vinnik this Tuesday, August 28. Vinnik case, The Rebirth If some enthusiastic cryptos have...

CEO of Lazard: cryptocurrency could replace the dollar

Ken Jacobs, CEO of Lazard, recently gave an interview at Bloomberg. Lazard director - a leading investment and asset management financial group with nearly 250 billion assets - was asked about the risks and opportunities of the USA. He shared his vision on the current and upcoming situation. The only risk is the economic overheating, initially, which remains highly unlikely as...

BEAM: Where to go next?

Beam MimbleWimble
The above references an opinion and is for information purposes only.  It is not intended to be investment advice.  Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice. Summary Market Capitalization: USD 43'9 Mio.                 Coin Market Cap Ranking: #88 (13th September 2019) Validation: Proof of Work   This article is an update on Beam (BEAM), which was introduced in a research report earlier in June...