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Tom Salter

Maker: Real-World Assets on the Blockchain

Maker: Real-World Assets on the Blockchain

How the Maker Protocol Can Bring $Trillion-Markets to DeFi Since January 2021, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has captured $50bn of total value locked (TVL). This is still very small in comparison to the $50trn held by traditional sectors, which DeFi is attempting to disrupt. DeFi certainly has the capacity for future

Is Binance Smart Chain the future?

Is Binance Smart Chain the future?

Binance vs Ethereum; The recent Coinbase offering has left many wondering whether this float will set a precedent for the other exchanges in the digital asset ecosystem. While Coinbase is valued at $62bn (as of 22/04/21), it often has trading volume below that of Binance exchange, FTX and

Axie Infinity: Forget Pay-to-Play. It's now Play-to-Get-Paid

Axie Infinity: Forget Pay-to-Play. It's now Play-to-Get-Paid

The Role of NFTs in Online Games; Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a hot topic at the moment. They are digital tokens that are provably unique and, as we will discuss, can generate real value for people living and working in developing countries. While the current booming market may scare off

An Investor's Guide to NFTs

An Investor's Guide to NFTs

Part I: Market Trends and Industry Overview; Non-fungible tokens, also known as NFTs, are digitally unique and indivisible assets that grant their holders absolute ownership rights, which is unheard of in the traditional world. Fungible tokens, on the other hand, are tokens that can be directly exchanged with each other.

Bitcoin Halving 2020; Then vs. Now

Bitcoin Halving 2020; Then vs. Now

Reviewing Past Predictions Bitcoin’s network value has experienced parabolic growth over the last six months in line with a handful of other risk-on assets such as tech stocks. While growth was inevitable in hindsight, one must not forget that Bitcoin was worth just $4,600 this time last year.

Ethereum's DeFi Domination

Ethereum's DeFi Domination

Part II: Understanding the Size and Role of Ethereum's Largest dApps; In part I of this series, we showed readers how Ethereum’s applications layer sets it apart from The Bitcoin Network. This is achieved primarily through its smart contracts, which enable developers to build financial innovation through

Ethereum Ecosystem Primer

Ethereum Ecosystem Primer

Part 1: Ethereum's Hidden Card - The Investor's DeFi Primer Few would disagree that Bitcoin has played the most significant role in the digital asset ecosystem, contributing to over 60% of the market’s $1Trn valuation. However, Bitcoin is not the only digital asset worth watching.