BlockDown Conference, in the beautiful Croatian town of Sibenik, covered well topics from NFTs to DeFI, from gaming to DAOs and presented protocols from all blockchain spectrum: Ethereum Polkadot, Cosmos and beyond. TL;DR Crypto tokens found applications not only in art, finance & payments, gaming or social participation, but also sparked utilization of goodness. NFTs and…
The demand for efficient money markets is so high that not even the inflation rate at 8.5% is diminishing it. That’s by how much the dollar lost its purchasing power compared to a year ago. Yet, stablecoins pegged to the dollar regularly have the highest interest rate yields, enough to outrace inflation. Why would tokenized…
The recent news that the incoming South Korean president is planning to boost the country’s crypto industry is welcome news, particularly in light of the economic power of South Korea not just regionally but also globally. President Yoon Suk-Yeol plans to raise the current crypto tax threshold from around $2,000 to approximately $40,000. The current…
Despite years of development and increased security levels, the crypto industry is still being heavily impacted by hackers. In Q1 of 2022, online criminals managed to steal almost $1.3 billion, across 78 recorded incidents. In many cases, the problem did not lie with the protocols, but with the hackers’ ability to trick unsuspecting users. But,…
The recent geopolitical tensions in Russia and Ukraine have dramatically affected the prices of cryptocurrencies. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine, the crypto market went down by 10%. However, the very next day, the market recovered, and new highs were recorded. Bitcoin, which went down by 8%, rose by over…
It’s no secret that the world is going digital. From the way we consume media to the way, we conduct business, more and more aspects of our lives are moving online. And the collectibles industry is no exception. A new crop of digital-native buyers is coming of age, and they’re shaking up the traditional collectibles…
The cryptocurrency market is a fast-moving, diverse world. There’s an entire plethora of platforms and protocols to interact with, with well over 10,000 projects already launched and new coins seem to be emerging all the time. It’s a lot to take in, and most new investors simply don’t have the time or expertise needed to…
When Twitter founder and Block CEO, Jack Dorsey, tweeted out his thoughts on crypto and Web 3.0, he created quite the stir amongst advocates. By branding it a “centralized entity with a different label,” he pushed the notion that users won’t actually own Web 3.0, a vision pursued by a movement that prides itself on…
It seems that the more intense the chaos, the deeper the changes emerge from it. In the present post-Covid-19 chaos of supply disruptions, 40-year high inflation rates, and a war in Europe—we seem to be on the brink of a major monetary pivot. To understand its implications and how digital assets fit into it, we…
Proof of Work has gotten a bad rep over the past few years as mining firms have grown along with the environmental ramifications. As the CEO of a blockchain studio, I have struggled with the environmental impact of the miners. I am personally responsible for the creation of many blocks across many chains. Whether we’re…