Introduction Whether it’s crypto art or gaming assets, institutional investors have started to invest in non-fungible tokens. And why wouldn’t they? NFTs are now the center of attention. With more discourse around NFTs, institutional investors are starting to view...
Banks and giant investment firms are no longer oblivious to the growth of digital currencies. In fact, several banks have decided to hop aboard the crypto train. Interestingly, major players like Goldman Sachs, Citi, and JP Morgan are open to crypto custody in the...
The blockchain boom is no longer a surprise, but the question is, what swarming the market right now that might impact the future marketplaces? And this is where NFTs or non-fungible tokens have started to make a big difference. What Exactly are NFTs? Non-fungible...
The outcome of Ripple’s XRP investigation by the SEC may cause a major “ripple effect” for the crypto industry. In December 2020, the SEC announced its investigation of Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives for violating the Securities Act of 1933. In a press...
The global economy is a complex, interconnected web of billions of individuals and businesses that exchange items of monetary value. Innovations like online banking and brokerages have made it easier than ever to engage in financial transactions from home. But...
Globalization has brought sweeping changes to the availability of goods and services to a consumer. Previous methods of identity verification (prior to the 1980's) required waiting in long lines at a government office, as overworked clerks sifted through dozens of...
Ethereum 1.0 From the founding of Bitcoin in 2009, to the peak in Bitcoin price in 2017, to now, the world of blockchain has been dominated by Bitcoin, and other altcoins have been relegated to a secondary importance. Non-blockchain enthusiasts brand the entire world...
The year 2020 has witnessed a global pandemic akin to that of the Spanish flu pandemic 100 years ago. With millions sick, countries have turned to emerging technology to dampen the virus’s effects. Blockchain’s decentralized nature is the solution to many of the...
Since May 25, 2020, the world has been shaken by the killing of George Floyd, a black man who was asphyxiated by a Minneapolis police officer. Tens of thousands of people have marched in protests, expressing their discontent at the systemic discrimination of...