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Shehriyar Ali

Back in the Game

Back in the Game

ByteFolio Issue 94; The landscape of Web3 gaming holds immense promise, yet it has long struggled to realise its full potential. Despite this lag, there is a notable emergence of platforms within the gaming sphere on ByteTrend.io. Gaming-focused platforms, like ImmutableX and Ronin, and platforms with huge gaming ecosystems,

Cash on the Blockchain

Cash on the Blockchain

ByteFolio Issue 93; President Nayib Bukele has been re-elected as El Salvador’s president with an impressive 85% share of the vote. Having imprisoned 2% of the adult male population, identified as gang members with their facial tattoos, the crime rate has collapsed, making El Salvador a safer place to

Tether Dominates Stablecoins

Tether Dominates Stablecoins

ByteFolio Issue 92; It was only last March that Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) collapsed. It had mismanaged its bond portfolio and quickly suffered a run on its deposits, making it unviable. Circle was a leading issuer of stablecoins, and being regulated, were one of the “good guys” in the crypto

Immutable X: Empowering Web3 Gamers

Immutable X: Empowering Web3 Gamers

Token Takeaway: IMX; Immutable X is a Layer-2 scaling solution that focuses on developing the NFT infrastructure and overall Web3 gaming experience on Ethereum. It is a purpose-driven platform that allows developers to build highly scalable and secure games that offer seamless gameplay and an overall great user experience. This

The Pre-halving Pause

The Pre-halving Pause

ByteFolio Issue 91; The US Bitcoin ETFs have traded for seven days. I will cover this in more detail in ATOMIC (on bitcoin) later this week, but early figures suggest it is somewhat disappointing. I see net inflows into bitcoins ETFs of $572 million, which is a terrific number, but

Crypto in 2023

Crypto in 2023

ByteFolio Issue 88; Crypto will remember 2023 fondly. Most of the big coins failed to keep up with Bitcoin, but we have become used to that in the first year of crypto bull markets. ETH and XRP were neck and neck, with BNB down slightly after a resilient 2022. DOGE,

Decoding Solana: The Rise and Resilience

Decoding Solana: The Rise and Resilience

Token Takeaway: SOL; Solana is a layer-1 smart contracts blockchain platform recognised for its cost-effectiveness and high throughput. Following a challenging phase after the fallout of FTX and its association with the platform, Solana bounced back strongly in 2023 with institutional partnerships and increased on-chain activity. This Token Takeaway will