Bitcoin’s Script & Taproot
Using "hashcash" and other cryptographic approaches, Nakamoto found an ingenious and novel way to set financial incentives in such a way that fraud always...
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...
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...
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....
What Is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)?
DeFi allows individuals to trade digital assets quickly, efficiently, and in a way that is settled because of the actions of programmed code, not...
Tokens will do to contracts, what email did to letters
Nowadays, it seems normal that most business conversations are conducted via email. When it was first invented in 1971, or even when it was...
How will the market for Security Tokens develop?
By 2030, most securities will be tokenized. In an exclusive interview with Raiffeisen Bank International, Raiffeisen states that the way we trade securities today...
Security Token in the Asia-Pacific Region
As one of the most dynamic fintech regions in the world, APAC continues to expand, adapt and evolve in relation to virtual asset adoption....
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...
Security Token Issuance according to Swiss and EEA regulatory initiatives
This contribution summarises the recent developments of the regulation with regards to the issuance of security tokens and trading platforms for security tokens in...