Of all the shocks in the last few years, from Trump and Biden to Brexit to Covid-19, perhaps nothing has been as bizarre as seeing the Catholic Church apparently agreeing with the Chinese Communist Party. What could possibly have brought two such different worldviews together…

This article aims to investigate the relationship between Bitcoin market dominance, measured as the market capitalisation in US dollars of Bitcoin relative to the total universe of cryptoassets, and the dynamics of returns for non-Bitcoin assets, also known as “altcoins”. Introduction The textbook definition of…

Many have recently tried to apportion a cause to the recent sell-off in the markets, with indications of a tighter regulatory environment (especially in the US) being widely mentioned. Back in March, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published their updated draft guidance for how…

Bitcoin’s original mission was to deliver a decentralised digital cash system and DeFi has since emerged to enable decentralised capital markets. As these systems evolve and mature, the next natural evolutionary step is to enable decentralised commerce. The Boson Protocol has been designed specifically to…

CRYPTO ASSET MARKET PERFORMANCES BTC plunged on Saturday, reaching a one-week low of $33,425, after plunging about 36 percent in May, its worst monthly performance since September 2011. Bitcoin’s plunge also spread to other cryptocurrencies, which endured a torturous few weeks as fears of a…

Historians have always wanted us to read more history. Few surprises there, perhaps. But we shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking they’re just trying to shift more of their books. Because history isn’t just the sterile occupation of telling tales of the past: they are…

On this episode of our Friday Market wrap, Nick Mancini, Chief Community Officer of Trade the Chain, joined our host, Gordon Paul Nick to review a volatile week in the crypto markets and what sentiment might be indicating for future price action. Highlights of the…

In this episode of This week in the markets, Patrick Heusser Head of Trading, Crypto Broker AG reviewed the past week in crypto with host, Paul Gordon. Triggers For the Past Month Events. The events of the past month in the crypto markets were a…

Although DeFi has captured the imagination in recent times, it can’t be denied that its user experience has a lot of room for improvement if broader adoption by a less tech-savvy audience is to be achieved. Nevertheless, in a macro environment where yield is ever…

It’s safe to say that advent of the Ethereum network sparked the waves of innovation and decentralised application development – from DeFi to NFT’s – that we’ve witnessed over the past few years. And although Ethereum itself was inspired by the perceived limitations that Bitcoin…

Words are constantly changing their meaning, but “cult” has always been a four-letter one. In today’s divided, at times venomous discourse, “cult” has become just another snarl world, thrown at opponents as a way to invalidate their politics, opinions and interests. But sometimes it retains…