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Jack Melnick, VP of The Tie Research, is joined by Aaron Collett (Senior Credit Manager, Goldfinch), Colin Cunningham (Head of Business Development, Centrifuge), and Quinn Thompson, Head of Growth, Maple Finance where they discuss the opportunities to move money on-chain with Real World Assets.  (Recorded 10/19/22) The information contained in this webinar is for informational […]

It is often said that innovative products get built in bear markets. This summer was a far cry from 2017’s “DeFi Summer”, but major developments in the layer 2 front were made. One such advancement came from the popular optimistic rollup Abritrum.  Last week, Arbitrum deployed their second generation optimistic rollup, Arbitrum Nitro. Nitro supplies […]

When discussing and analyzing project tokenomics, investors tend to focus on three main areas: –           Token distribution & allocation–           Token utility –           Token supply and unlock schedule Although these three factors are undoubtedly critical, understanding the fundamental characteristics of both tokenizing […]

Over the past few weeks, vote-escrow (or ve) tokens have seen an outsized move in both discussion and price. Through the Coins Profile on SigDev, I was able to quickly pinpoint and evaluate the events that caused spikes. The Coins Profile is a new product we just rolled out that gives users a comprehensive overview […]

Who should you be following on Twitter? Whether you’re an aspiring degen who is just getting started or a seasoned vet who has survived many ruggings, your Twitter feed is an important component to what you know and when you know it.  In crypto, Twitter is essential. We all know this. The platform has become […]

Introduction: Asset prices matter To a rational value investor, the prices immediately before and immediately after a 3:1 stock split are immaterial. The fact that the stock now trades at $20 instead of $60 does not change the market capitalization of the underlying business unit. It also does not alter the underlying’s ability to generate […]

Importance of Asset Correlations  Many investors subscribe to Modern portfolio theory (MPT). MPT provides a model for how risk-averse investors can construct portfolios that maximize risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe ratio). It’s a widely known approach that characterizes the investment decisions of some of the largest asset managers. Roughly, the goal is to have a high Sharpe […]

The research below is an excerpt from our Q3 Quarterly Report in partnership with eToro! Read the full report here: The TIE & eToro Q3 Quarterly Report What Actually Moves the Prices of Cryptocurrencies? On July 11, 2019, Donald Trump tweeted, “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and […]

Ever wonder if developer activity drives cryptocurrency price? We explored if there are any trade-able insights to be gained from GitHub commits.