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Dematerialization 2.0
Samuel T, Global Head of Business & Corporate Development for Sharegain, considers the different approaches to tokenization in terms of exactly what any issued…
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If Circle Can Freeze Funds, Should It?
Byron Gilliam, of Blockworks, discusses the class action lawsuit filed against Circle that suggests that because they have the capability to restrict asset movements,…
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A View From BIS On Benefits & Risks of Stablecoins
Patrick McConnell, Author and Consultant, comments on the recent speech by the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements [BIS], Dr Pablo Hernández…
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A Lesson From History By Liberty Reserve
Martin Walker, Senior Product Manager at FIS, reminds us of Liberty Reserve, an early form of stablecoin that was backed by USD in a…
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Systematic Stress Caused By DeFi Borrows
Cyrille de Lange, Growth & BD at BloFin, succinctly breaks down the liquidity challenge for stablecoins on AAVE after the rsETH exploit led ETH…
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The $400T Future of Tokenised Assets
Amir Hajian, Researcher at Keyrock, published a report, produced along with Securitize, that explores what is necessary for tokenized assets to continue their upward…
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Most “Tokenized Securities” Are Intermediary Cosplay
Gabriel Shapiro, CEO/founder at MetaLeX, discusses the various methods used to tokenize investments so they can be deployed to blockchain. In particular, he highlights…
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Blockchains Are Fast Enough for Finance
Pranav Garimidi, Researcher at a16z crypto, Joachim Neu, and Max Resnick, consider the necessary feature of predictability that would enable blockchains to compete with…
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Altcoin Market Structure Consideration for Investors
Frederik Lund, Chief Legal and Capital Officer at 4+Ventures, brings us back to fundamental mathematics by noting that a token that drops in price…
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SWIFT Explained: How Money Moves Across Borders
Sivasubramanian Ramanathan, previously a Product Owner at the BIS Innovation Hub in Singapore, provides an example and simplified model for the movement of payments…