Privacy Protocols, Fungibility Threats, and Open-Source Solutions   Key Takeaways: A lack of fungibility in the future may be the biggest threat to Bitcoin Code has been developed by Blockstream to integrate greater user privacy into the Bitcoin protocol and improving the fungibility of the cryptocurrency There are a number of blockchain alternatives that have privacy-focused technology integrated into the base layer of the protocol   “The concern already exists, although it has yet to translate into a broad market... Read More

When the idea for Ethereum was proposed in 2014, it put forward an idea that was vastly different than any of the blockchain projects which had been put forward before. The Ethereum network would create not only decentralized programmable money but a platform that made it easy for developers to build decentralized applications and smart contracts on top of.   Fast forward four years later and ether, the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, rose to become the largest altcoin by... Read More

 TLDR; Stablecoins are becoming an increasingly important part of the crypto market There are several types of stablecoins that can be launched in either a centralized or decentralized manner The larger number of stablecoins may be driving increased amounts of correlation among top crypto assets Stablecoins are mostly being used for speculation but can also be used to transfer value   Over the past year, we have seen stablecoins become an increasingly prominent part of the crypto industry. We have... Read More

“Will we be the masters of information, or will we be its slaves?” Shoshana Zuboff, Pioneer of the study of the surveillance capitalism The term “surveillance capitalism” has been causing a stir recently. Amber Baldet delved into the topic on Peter McCormack’s What Bitcoin Did podcast while Shoshana Zuboff recently published a book titled “The age of surveillance capitalism”. But what even is surveillance capitalism and how do cryptocurrencies tie in with this idea? In this latest Cryptolinks post, we... Read More

“We’re proud to be the first full-service, regulated, comprehensively insured, and 100% offline staking provider in crypto” Sam McIngvale, Head of Product at Coinbase Custody Coinbase is one of the longest operating and most well-known exchanges in the cryptocurrency business. Starting in 2012, the company has progressed to be among the leading exchanges. While initially starting out offering exchange services, the company has since ventured into multiple areas of business. Their latest venture is into providing staking as a service... Read More

As part of their efforts to launch the first bitcoin ETF, Bitwise delivered a presentation to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The presentation contained extensive research carried out by key personnel in Bitwise Asset Management and delved deep into the bitcoin market to reveal several findings that have shaken the crypto world to its core. In light of their findings, leading cryptocurrency data provider CoinMarketCap has admitted that inaccuracies highlighted in their data are indeed correct. Apart from data... Read More

A recent study released by Binance Research, the research arm of the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has delved into the question of whether the returns of the major cryptocurrencies are correlated with one another. This is a pertinent question for anyone who is in any way exposed to the prices of cryptocurrencies. The question is especially relevant to those who need to take such associations into account when exposing themselves to the prices of various cryptocurrencies. This post... Read More

2019 kicked off with high expectations for institutional investment entering the cryptocurrency space. Exchanges such as Bakkt and ErisX were seemingly setting up to revolutionize the industry and pave the way for huge capital inflows. We are yet to see these exchanges launch with both still awaiting regulatory approval. Furthermore, we have just seen CBOE wind down its bitcoin futures after months of dwindling volume.d Are we taking a step back instead of forward when it comes to institutional investors?... Read More

CoinDesk has recently reported that according to mining farm operators in South West China, Bitmain is setting to invest hardware to the tune of $80 to $100 million for their own cryptocurrency mining operations. The company which typically derives the vast majority of its revenue from the sale of such hardware may be sensing changing conditions given its purported willingness to dedicate this hardware to its own mining.   The price of cryptocurrency market leader bitcoin is down 80% from... Read More

How to make Bitcoin and blockchain scalable has long been an important point of discussion. Many see Bitcoin and the blockchain technology that it runs upon as having little value if they fail to reach the speed offered by other technologies.   As it stands, it takes ten minutes for a block to be added to the Bitcoin blockchain. With many envisioning blockchains being applied to enterprise use cases, developers are constantly striving to come up with the best solution... Read More