Digital Assets

Digital Assets January 20, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

BIS Introduces DeFi Stack Reference (DSR) Model to Highlight the Technology’s Functionality and Risks

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a new working paper titled “The Technology of Decentralized Finance,” discussing DeFi as the new financial paradigm this week....

Digital Assets January 19, 2023
By Mandela Amoussou

Education Efforts Ramping Up With Digital Assets Primed to Play a Key Role in Future Finance

Digital assets and the technology that powers them are visibly here to stay. The effects of this disruptive technology have been felt mostly in the finance...

Digital Assets January 17, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

What’s Going On With Nexo?

The cryptocurrency world continues to shake up in drama and investigations following the failure of the crypto exchange FTX and Terra/Luna. At the center of the...

Digital Assets January 16, 2023
By Mandela Amoussou

What is Leverage Trading, and Is It Worth the Risk?

In crypto trading, leverage refers to the use of borrowed funds to increase trading position and potential returns. This is similar to leverage trading in traditional...

Digital Assets January 16, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

Monero, Dash, and Zcash – Will Privacy Coins Survive the Oncoming Regulatory Onslaught?

With the increasing need for privacy, the demand for privacy coins is experiencing steady growth. After all, they offer a way for users to transact without...

Digital Assets January 12, 2023
By Joshua Stoner

SBF Offers ‘HOOD’ Shares to Make Clients Whole, Labels CZ as Straw that Broke FTX, and Corroborates Conflict of Interest with S&C in ‘Pre-Mortem Overview’

Sam Bankman-Fried is back, sharing his recounting of the events which transpired leading up to the collapse of FTX. While we won’t go in to the...

Digital Assets January 11, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

DCA vs. Lump Sum Investing in a Down Market – Which is Right for Crypto?

With the cryptocurrency market in a downtrend, it might be time to invest in crypto assets. But should you wait for the bottom to deploy all...

Digital Assets January 10, 2023
By Joshua Stoner

DCG Appears to be Crumbling as C. Winklevoss Calls For Resignation of Barry Silbert

Eight days ago, Cameron Winklevoss penned an open letter to Barry Silbert. Disseminated through Twitter, this letter caught many off-guard, as it contained various accusations and...

Digital Assets January 9, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

The Latest Developments in the FTX Debacle – January 2023

It sent shockwaves across the crypto industry and beyond when on November 11th, 2022, the globally renowned crypto exchange ‘FTX’ declared that it had filed for...

Digital Assets January 5, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

Esya Center Sheds Light on Exodus of Market Capital in India

A new report studied the impact of India’s tax policy on centralized Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) exchanges, which was announced on Feb. 1, 2022, during the...

Digital Assets January 4, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

Federal Reserve Issues Warning on ‘Crypto-Asset Risks to Banking Organizations’

The Federal Reserve joined with other federal banking regulators to issue a joint statement highlighting the critical risks to banks associated with crypto assets and the...

Digital Assets January 4, 2023
By Mandela Amoussou

AI Set to Play Large Role in Development of Web3

Two emerging technologies that are fast becoming mainstream are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Web3. Products and services in a myriad of fields have been exploring ways...

Digital Assets January 3, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

Tax-Loss Harvesting – What is the ‘January Effect,’ and Will it Soon be in Play?

In its recent filing, MicroStrategy Inc. announced that it sold 704 Bitcoin for a total of about $11.8 million, citing tax purposes. The firm subsequently bought...

Digital Assets January 2, 2023
By Gaurav Roy

What is Web3?

The evolution of the web has been nothing short of remarkable. From its humble beginnings as a way to share research papers among scientists to its...

Digital Assets December 30, 2022
By Gaurav Roy

Latest RBI Financial Stability Report Addresses Crypto Concerns

The 26th issue of the Finance Stability Report from December 2022, released by the central bank of India, noted that while the Indian economy is facing...

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