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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Has Revealed How Institutions Truly Feel About Crypto

The Ukraine crisis has turned the institutional view of crypto upside down. When Russia commenced what it described as “peacekeeping operations” in Ukraine in late February, Russian markets dropped heavily. To the rest of the world it was a de facto invasion. The MOEX fell by more than 40% as…

Russia

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Has Revealed How Institutions Truly Feel About Crypto
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Has Revealed How Institutions Truly Feel About Crypto
Russia

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LooksRare: Emerging NFT Marketplace Could Place OpenSea in Troubled Waters

Is This the End of OpenSea’s Dominance? OpenSea’s dominance as the most popular NFT marketplace has been staggering. Its closest competition, Magic Eden, typically sees less than 30% of Opensea’s monthly volume. Monthly NFT Sale Volume Distribution Across Platforms

Looksrare

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LooksRare: Emerging NFT Marketplace Could Land OpenSea in Troubled Waters
LooksRare: Emerging NFT Marketplace Could Land OpenSea in Troubled Waters
Looksrare

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Privacy Coins: How Private is Too Private?

Privacy Tokens are Struggling to Stay Exchange-Listed Centralised banking is anything but private. Banks are required by law to carry out KYC (know your customer) checks and abide by AML (anti money laundering) laws, which erode any possibility for customers to retain anonymity. …

Privacy Coin

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Privacy Coins: How Private is Too Private?
Privacy Coins: How Private is Too Private?
Privacy Coin

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“Build It, & They Will Congest”: L2 Scaling Solutions Could be the Lifeboat for Clunky PoW Chains

Are L2’s the answer to Ethereum’s woes? When blockchains achieve a certain user-base, some aspects of their functionality can deteriorate. The obvious example is Ethereum. Vitalik Buterin’s initial aim for the project was to build an alternative to Bitcoin which could be faster and cheaper than its predecessor. Recently however…

Blockchain Layer 2

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“Build It, & They Will Congest”: L2 Scaling Solutions Could be the Lifeboat for Clunky PoW Chains
“Build It, & They Will Congest”: L2 Scaling Solutions Could be the Lifeboat for Clunky PoW Chains
Blockchain Layer 2

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Uniswap V3; Can I still make astounding money providing liquidity?

December 2021 Update: It is now TOO EXPENSIVE to use UNI for anything other than very big transfers and the ‘fee-flippening’ has happened ages ago, viz;

Uniswap V 2

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Can I still make astounding money providing liquidity on Uniswap V3?
Can I still make astounding money providing liquidity on Uniswap V3?
Uniswap V 2

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Dec 14, 2022

The Year in Review

Hello fellow crypto enthusiasts! As we come to the end of the year, it’s a good time to look back at the events that shaped the crypto market in 2022. It’s been an exciting year to say the least, with plenty of highs and lows. …

Crypto

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The Year in Review
The Year in Review
Crypto

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Jul 28, 2022

stETH — Is The Risk Worth the Reward?

Over the last week, the price of ETH has risen by around 6% to a price of around $1,6140. Optimism surrounding the second of Ethereum’s testnets (Sepolia) transitioning to proof of stake, in addition to the shock of rising interest rates beginning to cool off slightly might be considered some…

Steth

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stETH — Is The Risk Worth the Reward?
stETH — Is The Risk Worth the Reward?
Steth

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Jul 15, 2022

Aave’s New Stablecoin GHO — Has DAI Met Its Match?

On July 7th, Aave announced their intention to launch a new crypto-backed stablecoin GHO. The full announcement can be read here. It will run on Ethereum mainnet meaning this will have all the features of ETH but will also cost ‘gas’ which today (at a price of 15 Gwei) means…

Aave

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Aave’s New Stablecoin GHO — Has DAI Met Its Match?
Aave’s New Stablecoin GHO — Has DAI Met Its Match?
Aave

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Jul 7, 2022

Ethereum Will Survive, But Are Users Now Scared of DeFi?

How has DeFi usage moved during the bear market? DeFi platforms rely on sustained usage to survive. If users get cold feet, liquidity pools can dry up and functionality begins to decrease. With tumbling crypto prices putting strain on these platforms, let’s take a look at whether DeFi usage and…

Ethereum

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Ethereum Will Survive, But Are Users Now Scared of DeFi?
Ethereum Will Survive, But Are Users Now Scared of DeFi?
Ethereum

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Jun 30, 2022

Crypto Crash: Fatal or Part of the Cycle?

Market downturns are causing illiquidity to spread amongst DeFi platforms. (Image: Marca) The past few months have not been kind to the DeFi sector. Since the first of April, $40B has been pulled — with its TVL (total value locked) now sitting at around $38B. …

Crypto

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Crypto Crash: Fatal or Part of the Cycle?
Crypto Crash: Fatal or Part of the Cycle?
Crypto

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