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All The Time Crypto Won And Lost Since 2020 Began
By:
Nate Urbas
21 April 2020
It is hard to imagine that we are not even halfway done with 2020, considering the influx of developments and rollercoaster moments that we have had to endure. Funny enough, this sentiment is not peculiar to the crypto industry. Every sector has had its fair share of drama in 2020. However, in this article, I will fixate on the highs and lows of the crypto industry from the beginning of 2020 till date. What Are Those Times That Crypto Faltered...
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How Much Impact Can Blockchain Make to Reduce the Impact of The Coronavirus Pandemic?
By:
Nate Urbas
4 April 2020
The pandemonium trailing the uncontrolled spread of Coronavirus has opened our eyes to the state of our healthcare systems. The chaotic state of the global medical supply chain, the inaccessibility of accurate health statistics, and the influx of fake news are some of the issues stifling the fight against the novel virus. As such, it has become clear that traditional health systems are redundant and ineffective when dealing with crises of this proportion. At this junction, it is imperative to...
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The Crypto Industry Shows Great Strengths in The Face of The Shrinking Global Economy
By:
Nate Urbas
27 March 2020
The world is currently trying to come up with effective ways to reduce the spread and eventually eradicate the Covid-19 disease. Amid the elusiveness of this task, the global economy has taken a nosedive with investors and businesses opting for the exit door, in what has marked an unprecedented sell-off of assets. And while a majority of crypto optimists had hoped that digital assets would withstand this economic strain, the crypto market has shown unexpected correlation to traditional markets, which...
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The Implications of The Bitcoin Market’s Response to Oil Price War and Coronavirus
By:
Nate Urbas
21 March 2020
As a crypto participant, you must be used to the drastic price swings of cryptocurrencies. However, crypto’s current volatile price trend is peculiar as it coincides with a plethora of events that have caused economies to stumble. For one, the spread of the Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on the global market. To make matters worse, the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia has kicked off a domino effect that has seen markets that had, to an...
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The Narratives Projecting Success for The Blockchain Industry In 2020
By:
Nate Urbas
25 February 2020
After the hype that followed the emergence of blockchain in the mainstream investment landscape in 2017 through 2018, the industry went back to basics in 2019 when reality dawned that the technology was far from being able to deliver on a majority of promises heralded as potential applications. However, during this somewhat bleak period, there emerged new narratives that have rekindled blockchain’s prominence in the global market and have set it up for success in 2020. In this article, I...
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Crypto Lending Is A Paradigm Potent Enough to Topple Convention
By:
Nate Urbas
10 February 2020
The crypto landscape is a multifaceted world where individuals and organizations implement blockchain-based solutions that will rid themselves of the heavy reliance on centralized systems. Since this is the narrative spurring the crypto market, it, therefore, rings true for an emerging crypto sector that promises to disrupt the banking industry and offer solace to the unbanked. Throughout 2019, the crypto lending market performed above expectations, as it continues to stand out as one of the core contributions of the popularly...
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Tax Regulation Would Once Again Lead Crypto Narratives in 2020
By:
Nate Urbas
27 January 2020
It is only a few weeks into the year, and yet, the crypto space keeps on giving – so much so that my projections for the year have begun to look somewhat too conservative. Already, the crypto terrorism narrative has come to the fore, bitcoin has showcased its safe haven capacity, and crypto taxation is once again trending. Of these three trends, reports suggesting new developments, as regards crypto tax regulations in leading crypto-friendling regions is the most recent. I...
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The US-Iran Conflict Is Another Template Proving the Efficacy of Bitcoin as A Safe Haven
By:
Nate Urbas
13 January 2020
Recently, the media created various narratives of how the growing tension between the US and Iran has contributed to Bitcoin’s surge to the $8,000 price mark. While some pundits have supported this assertion, others have, however, counterargued, an all too common development that trails bitcoin’s price uptrend following a major geopolitical event. Owing to this never-ending back and forth, I have decided to weigh in on the subject matter, explore the arguments of both sides of the divide, and try...
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Bitcoin Halving, Ethereum 2.0, And Other Crypto Developments That Would Define 2020
By:
Nate Urbas
28 December 2019
The crypto space is always reinventing itself at an unprecedented pace, which renders yearly projections a futile endeavor. Remember how 2017 ended on a strong note and spurred experts to project an even more successful run in 2018? Although 2018 never really matched the successes of 2017, especially in terms of market movements, it, nevertheless, led experts to have a complete rethink of the global status of crypto and the challenges that would question its push for mainstream dominance. And...
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Does the World Need Another Bitcoin?
By:
Nate Urbas
23 December 2019
It never seems to amaze me how a great development story regarding bitcoin never ceases to create hysteria in the crypto community. You see people frantically sharing links to stories suggesting the viability of Bitcoin as either an asset class or as a payment network. However, at the time of writing this piece, there was little to cheer about, as the crypto community watched on in distraught when the price of bitcoin fell for the umpteenth time in the last...
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