Cryptocurrency

Decentralized Finance

Decentralized Finance Part 2: The Behavioral Science Perspective

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is making waves with several of its (crypto-)currencies, platforms and protocols becoming more and more prominent in the...
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Crypto-Assets

The Quality Minus Junk Quant Thesis in Crypto-Assets

Creating models that evaluate the real market value of crypto-assets is one of the pivotal challenges of the space. While the...
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Blockchain

Blockchain Start-Ups In New York City Are The Secret You Never Read Ab...

NYC needs more start-up culture reporting I think blockchain has gotten a bad reputation in the NYC financial community. It is...
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Decentralized Finance: Future or Farce?

Decentralized Finance, often referred to as DeFi if you’re really short on letters, is a form of finance that doesn’t rely...
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crypto market

Why Crypto Exchanges Should Stay True to Their Retail Roots

High-frequency trading (HFT) is prevalent in the stock market, and with volatility being suppressed by years of rising markets, it’s natural...
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Cryptocurrency

Bridging the Cryptocurrency Divide: A Challenge for Communications Pro...

Some first-person research here: when I mention cryptocurrency to those outside its universe, the immediate reaction often is: “stay away,” or...
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Does Crypto Have the Power to Disrupt the Financial Ecosystem?

When Bitcoin was created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, not many people knew what it was or what it meant for...
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crypto market

An Observation on Crypto Cycles: Is there still a Future for the Token...

We review the crypto market over the past 6 months and analyzed the alteration of the market sentiment from optimism to...
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Will Cryptos Replace Fiat Currencies In The Long Run?

The latest market capitalization data on Coin market cap shows that the over 2,000 listed Cryptocurrencies have a combined value of...
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Legal Technology

Legal Technology in the Age of Blockchain

Emerging technologies have been transforming entire industries recently. Even traditionally technophobic sectors like the legal system are being upended as well....
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A New Era of Lending: Blockchain Based Loans

Current Issue Without a history of credit, it is nearly impossible to receive a loan from traditional financial institutions. Banks typically...
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Fintech Felt Like Funtech but Now Libra is On Its Way

Libra is on its way. The battlefields are marked. The trenches are built. The die is cast. The financial crisis of ten...
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