Goldman Sachs and Citi Bank Settle Equity Swap on Permissioned Blockchain Axoni
For several years legacy financial
companies have started to integrate blockchain technology in their existing
business model. While digital-native and decentral-native start-ups have been
able to directly...
Digital currencies’ rise to power: the case study of Brazil, Sweden, and Switzerland
Are digital currencies the wave of the future? Sweden, Switzerland, and Brazil move towards digitalized financial systems, exploring new possibilities of adapting to the...
Bitcoin’s furious plunge to under $9,000 per bitcoin
The price of Bitcoin, by far the biggest player among all cryptocurrencies, fell more than 10% within the last few days. Other major cryptocurrencies,...
Are Overpriced Publicly Listed Blockchain Stocks an Opportunity?
Several blockchain-based companies are publicly listed on stock exchanges throughout the world. Some of them are trading at an unwarranted price given their revenues...
Gold Stablecoins
“The only reason that cryptocurrencies exist is because of regulations that stop us from using gold as money.”
Peter Schiff
Key Takeaways
Similar to gold-ETFs, all of...
Libra: The End of the State Money Monopoly?
“Money is an honest ledger that individuals use to keep track of real wealth, defined as productive assets. Sorry Facebook but real wealth doesn’t...
Gold and Bitcoin: A Crypto Strategy, also for Institutional Investors
“Digital gold and physical gold make a highly interesting combination as a portfolio. Excess volatility is dampened by gold, while you still can participate...
Institutional Requirements for an Investible Crypto Index
“Creating an index that accurately tracks the market requires consideration of three main factors: reflecting market dynamics, maintaining/governing the respective rules, and preventing manipulation.”
Patrick...
The Network Effect As a Valuation Methodology
“… ether itself will retain a strong and steady value as a cryptofuel, and as a store of value for Ethereum-based security deposits, simply...
Competing Currencies and Digital Money: How Hayekian Are Cryptocurrencies?
The Government Monopoly on Money – For a Long Time Unquestioned
“I do not think that it is an exaggeration to say that history is...