Although the nascent crypto hedge fund industry still has lots of developing to do, it will undoubtedly be the future of finance. I started exploring Bitcoin first in 2012 and, still today, I am fascinated by the opportunities and future potential digital assets pose as an emerging alternative asset class. One of the most relevant […]
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We are at the start of some big changes in the financial world, and by combining DeFi and CeFi the transition to the future would be faster. We aren’t taught real economics in school. We learn, instead, voodoo economics. For example, rarely — if ever — do professors present us with the valuable insights highlighted […]
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In a world where all public records are stored on an immutable ledger, it would be difficult to be a corrupt government official. Some of the main functions of government institutions include redistribution of resources and maintaining official records. These are precisely the domains where blockchain technology — with its focus on facilitating secure, traceable […]
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Discussing a use case that the Brazilian government started developing last year: a digital identity solution called FinID. Imagine if it were possible for your identity to be available at any time, where third parties could only access it with your consent. The discourse that everyone has the right to own their digital identity has […]
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Companies using the solution may even cut costs. VeChain launched its blockchain-enabled sustainability solution aimed towards companies looking to digitize their sustainable practices. Part of its blockchain-as-a-service platform ToolChain, VeChain promises the solution can streamline sustainable practices during the supply chain and manufacturing process and also showcase these practices to third parties like regulators. VeChain […]
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The global economic transformation now faces the main question: What to choose — centralization or decentralization? A global pandemic, massive and worldwide protests, job automation, environmental issues and geopolitical tensions are just a few of the challenges facing humanity today. Amid the chaos, keystone global institutions and bureaucrats have openly discussed the present day as […]
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IBM and Maersk’s global blockchain shipping platform continues to onboard major new global partners. TradeLens — the blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk — has signed on a major Turkish-owned international terminals operator. TradeLens is a global supply chain management platform designed for containerized freight and logistics, which was first launched […]
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Diversity and inclusion are valued higher in the crypto space than in traditional finances, but there are some cultural obstacles we need to overcome. When we talk about financial inclusion, we have to think about inclusion for whom, in what context, and what inclusion itself means. One of the common answers when thinking about who […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges in global seafood supply chains, and blockchain tech may help improve them. COVID-19 is the most devastating plague to ravage humankind this century. Every day, the number of patients infected with the coronavirus is rising globally and taking the highest human toll in the United States. The highly infectious […]
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Global payment processors Mastercard and Visa are laying the foundations for crypto support that may drive adoption on a global scale. Leading global payment companies Mastercard and Visa have been making moves to accelerate the support of cryptocurrency payment processors by opening up new options for users around the world. Both companies made strong statements […]
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