At a congressional hearing on the future of digital assets, Bitfury CEO Brian Brooks explains his views on regulation and how it should work within the crypto industry.
The Power of Decentralization
Michael Knittel is here to teach us all about NFTs, why they’re more than just a jpeg and what our future looks like inside the multiple meta verses.
DeFi: Crypto’s ‘Wild West’ of Finance | WSJ
Many are calling decentralized finance, or DeFi, the “Wild West of finance.” This fast-growing industry aims to provide automated banking services for cryptocurrencies to everyone, with no middle men. But DeFi is still in its early stages, which means there are risks.
Crypto’s Next Big Thing: Decentralized Finance Takes On Wall Street
What would a world without banks look like? The answer may lie in decentralized finance.
Decentralized finance is an emerging ecosystem of financial applications and protocols built on blockchain technology with programmable capabilities, such as ethereum and solana. The transactions get executed automatically through smart contracts on the blockchain, which includes the agreement of the deal.
“Anyone can actually build businesses on top of these protocols and using them the same way as we can today build an internet business on top of the HTTP IP protocol,” said Stani Kulechov, founder of a DeFi protocol called Aave.
Decentralized finance has captured only 5% of the crypto space, according to CoinGecko, but it has seen massive growth recently. There was $93 billion worth of DeFi assets in the crypto market as of June 2021, up from $4 billion just three years ago. To be sure, DeFi’s growth has slowed since the summer of 2020, and regulatory scrutiny from Capitol Hill has spiked over fears of crypto’s checkered past.
What is DeFi? What exactly is the Decentralized Finance?
What is DeFi? Decentralised exchanges. Lending platforms.
Stablecoins. Prediction markets. Insurance. Why is DeFi popular? The downsides of DeFi.
Using Blockchain to Protect Venezuelans From Hyperinflation
Simon Chamorro has a radical idea for cryptocurrency. His startup Valiu uses blockchain to offer digital exchange in the hopes of protecting fellow Venezuelans from hyperinflation. If the experiment succeeds, it could be a template for struggling economies everywhere.
Charles Hoskinson On Almost Leaving Cryptocurrency Forever
Charles Hoskinson on why he almost never started Cardano ADA. Cardano ADA is a popular cryptocurrency. It is similar to Ethereum and not Bitcoin. Many people believe that cryptocurrency is the future of our world and Cardano ADA is leading that fight. They have a few significant updates that are coming out that will make it a very good blockchain. However, this video is more about Charles Hoskinson and how he almost quit cryptocurrency forever. The reason is he did not have a lot of success in the early projects that he was involved with. First, the work that he did with Bitcoin did not work out. Second, there was not a great fit with Ethereum either. Eventually, he was able to work with Cardano and get that started
Snowden: Bitcoin needs better privacy
Recently Snowden was awarded the Thomas Szasz Award from the Center for Independent Thought, which was presented to him by my boss John Stossel. During the call I was able to ask Snowden about Bitcoin and the need for anonymous digital payments.
Bitcoin played an important role in the 2013 Snowden leaks: the servers that Snowden used to transfer information to journalists were paid for using bitcoin, because he didn’t want those records connected to his name.
Snowden explained to me that Bitcoin is superior to credit cards, because it’s at least pseudonymous. But steps need to be taken to add privacy.
He once tweeted: “Bitcoin is great, but “if it’s not private, it’s not safe,”” and he said that Zcash’s privacy tech makes it the most interesting Bitcoin alternative.
Why the Fed Is Considering a Digital Dollar | WSJ
The Federal Reserve is trying to figure out how to keep cash relevant in a cashless world. It’s considering digitizing the U.S. dollar, giving people money they can access on their phone and bypassing electronic payments that can be slow and costly for businesses.
What is a blockchain? | Charles Hoskinson and Lex Fridman
Charles Hoskinson describes blockchain and cryptocurrency.