stablecoin

Our recap of The Hedera Network’s presentation at The Bridge explores their blockchain solutions for institutions, including tokenization, rewiring card payments, and EVM-compatible real-time settlements. The HBAR Foundation CEO & Co-Founder Shayne Higdon’s presentation highlighted how Hedera is driving strategic advancements in the financial sector.

Introduction The traditional banking system has shortcomings: lack of ability to self-custody, costly remittances & settlement processes, and narrow financial inclusion. Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) address these shortcomings and serve as stable, dollar-denominated digital currencies suitable for store of value and daily transactions.  A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency that’s price is tied […]

Introduction to Curve Curve was founded by Michael Egorov, a Russian physicist and entrepreneur who had previously co-founded an encryption protocol for big data called NuCypher, in early 2020. While serving as NuCypher’s CTO, Egorov studied the concepts of liquid staking and bonding curves, which ultimately led him to develop an algorithm designed for low-slippage […]

Introduction Lending protocols in DeFi aim to create decentralized, permissionless loans, which enable capital-efficient strategies for users. Users can lend their money out and earn interest yield. Borrowers can then take out a loan if they’re willing to pay the interest. Like all forms of leverage, the most front-facing risk comes in the form of […]

Where is the sustainable yield in DeFi?  This question remained unanswered in the back of investor’s minds during the two year bull run, where it was sidelined in favor of unprecedented APYs. As market conditions have worsened, the importance of understanding the sources of crypto yield has only grown. In this research report, we seek […]

As you may have noticed, things in the market have been volatile lately.  Yesterday’s lunacy, pun fully intended, was driven by idiosyncratic factors, but there was also secular risk from Terra’s model that bears had noted for months. Much of this was influenced by Luna’s well known mint-and-burn mechanic.  As the circulating supply of UST […]

Over the opening month of 2022 there has been a LOT of drama in Crypto. The lead Treasurer of Wonderland.Money, 0xSifu, was revealed to be QuadrigaCX’s co-founder Michael Patryn. On top of that, the other co-founder, Dani, knew it was the case and unilaterally withheld the information from the ‘DAO’. Investors were displeased (duh) when […]

With the holidays coming up, many of us will have a bit of extra cash on hand. At the same time, with markets de-risking and Bitcoin not looking ready to lead an immediate move higher, the ability to find yield in low risk assets is at an all time premium. Thankfully, we here at the […]