Tax Implications of Digital Assets in Germany and Austria
This article is the first part of an analysis on the differences in tax implications of digital assets and cryptocurrencies in the German-speaking countries....
Real-World Use and Adoption of Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s market capitalization has been above $1 trillion since February 2021, although it briefly dipped below that mark during the May 2021 downturn. But...
The Consensus Mechanism of Solana
Solana has a unique consensus mechanism called TowerBFT and proof-of-history (PoH). Co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, with a background in distributed systems design, thought hard about...
A Monopoly on Crypto Payments? Worldline Buys Main Competitor Ingenico and Brings Crypto Payments...
Can cryptocurrencies become embedded in the fabric of our shopping habits? As the world embraces digital payments, cryptocurrencies face a unique opportunity to revolutionize...
Ethereum at full capacity since May 2021
For many, Ethereum 2 can't come soon enough, as Ethereum blocks have been consistently full for many months.
DeFi and Ethereum are almost synonymous. Ethereum...
Real-World Use and Adoption of Solana
Driven by DeFi activity and NFT sales, Solana rose to prominence the fall of 2021. Constantly pushing the envelope, its team now wants to...
The Bitcoin Consensus Mechanism
The Bitcoin core developers have proven cautious about making changes to the foundation created by Nakamoto. Back in 2016/2017, when it took six days...
Bitcoin and DeFi
Bitcoin's design has specific limitations that make much of what Ethereum's goals are impossible. However, these very limitations make Bitcoin more secure and stable....
Fines for Conducting Unregistered Security Offerings
While the legal battle between the SEC and Ripple is being discussed a lot right now and has taken some surprising turns in recent...
Trading platforms for DLT-based securities
In their legal initiatives regarding trading platforms for DLT-based securities, Switzerland and the EEA are taking a very progressive approach. The Swiss DLT Law...