Dec 30, 2022The review of 2022 year in crypto: hacks, bankruptcies, downfalls, crashes, regulations.In the beginning of 2022 it was difficult to tell what the ratio of the highs and lows for the cryptocurrency market would be. Despite a rough start of the year when the price of Bitcoin fell from over $46,000 to the levels under $34,000 just some three weeks into…Cryptocurrency6 min readCryptocurrency6 min read
Dec 1, 2022FTX’s rise and fall: how a successful story unexpectedly ended up with one of the largest failures in crypto worldUntil recently, the multibillion-dollar Bahamas-based exchange FTX positioned itself as a safe and easy way to get into crypto. Not so long ago, FTX was managing about $US15.4 billion ($23.3 billion) through its systems, and venture capitalists were comfortably happy with the company’s latest $US32 billion valuation. Over the past…Ftx5 min readFtx5 min read
Nov 2, 2022Celebrating 14th Anniversary of Satoshi’s Bitcoin White PaperApproximately 14 years ago the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, publishing the Bitcoin whitepaper. This nine-page document began a financial revolution and gave birth to a trillion-dollar industry. Its creator remains anonymous to this day. “What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof…Bitcoin Satoshi Vision5 min readBitcoin Satoshi Vision5 min read
Oct 3, 2022An overview of the innovations to the dog coin marketDuring the recent times, the SHIB army has been hearing plenty of exciting news circling around the Shiba space. First, the long-awaited game called Shiba Eternity has become available for users on the PlayStore in Australia. One of the lead developers confirmed that the country was likely to be the…Shiba Inu4 min readShiba Inu4 min read
Sep 2, 2022The government has approved amendments to the legal framework for the Caucasian nation’s financial sectorGeorgia is set to launch a framework for crypto regulations aiming to align the country law with relevant EU provisions. The move can rightfully make Georgia one of the most crypto-friendly countries as it is pursuing its ambitions of becoming a global crypto hub. In order to synchronize the country’s…Georgia3 min readGeorgia3 min read
Aug 2, 2022Drilling down to Cardano depths while waiting for Vasil hardforkDrilling down to Cardano depths while waiting for Vasil hardfork Cardano has been hitting the headlines of crypto news media lately mostly on the occasion of the delaying of its due hard fork, Vasil, for another time. …Cardano4 min readCardano4 min read
Jul 1, 2022The Launch of Europe’s First Bitcoin ETF: time to boost the crypto acceptance in the continentRecently Jacobi Asset Management has announced it will launch a European spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) this July. The first EFT of this type in Europe fund will be named the Jacobi Bitcoin ETF and listed on Euronext Amsterdam Exchange. CEO of Jacobi commented: “The Jacobi Bitcoin ETF will enable…Etf4 min readEtf4 min read
Jun 1, 2022Anticipating Ethereum Big MergeThe Ropsten testnet on the Ethereum network is all set to become the first public test network to transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. The testnet will execute its own Merge, giving developers a look at what to expect after it goes live. The resulting effects…Ethereum3 min readEthereum3 min read
May 17, 2022Bringing LUNA down a pegIn the last few days, the two main stablecoins from the crypto project Terra dropped about 80 per cent, flushing the rest of the crypto market including the strongest assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which lost 17% and 23% of value correspondingly in latest days. A stablecoin called TerraUSD, or…Terra Luna3 min readTerra Luna3 min read
May 3, 2022In the digital money race China is leaving the competitors far behindMany so-called central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are currently being tested or studied around the world. CBDCs have emerged amid the rise of thousands of cryptocurrencies, which are quickly disrupting traditional payment systems and pushing central bankers to innovate to compete. At this point there is no doubt that China…Cbdc3 min readCbdc3 min read
