Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. It seems it is not a coincidence that Bitcoin thrives in the darkest of times. Although Bitcoin followed March’s market crash, its halvening in May spurred a record number of institutional investors. As more […]
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IOHK to Roll Out ‘Smart Contract Free’ Tokenization On Cardano Blockchain
IOHK, the lead developer of Cardano, announces the introduction of “smart contract-free” solutions for native tokens. The move aims to provide a cheaper, more efficient, and less complex platform for decentralized apps (DApps) than Ethereum’s ERC20 and ERC 721 tokens. In a press release to BEG’s desks, Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) announced a new […]
Michael Albanese, CEO of Tradewind Markets – Interview Series
Michael Albanese is the CEO of Tradewind Markets. With over 20 years in the industry, Michael previously held multiple leadership positions at J.P. Morgan, including Global Head of Agency Collateral Management, Global Head of Securities Clearance, and Head of Japan Trustee business, enabling banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, corporations, and insurers to effectively manage collateral cross […]
DeFi Project Nexus Mutual Suffers $8.25 Million Attack; Only Founder’s Personal Wallet Affected
DeFi insurance project Nexus Mutual has suffered an attack. But for the crypto community, the only good thing is that Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp’s personal addresses were only affected. On Monday, the team took to Twitter to share that at 9:40 on Dec. 14 itself, the personal address for the project creator was attacked […]
Binance Halts Filecoin (FIL) Withdrawals Over the Weekend
Over the weekend, leading spot crypto exchange Binance stopped the withdrawal of the Filecoin (FIL) without any announcement. Even after 24 hours, it continued to show, “The current currency is not open for withdrawal.” The exchange finally told its customers that it was due to the sudden failure of the wallet. The weekend was to […]
WOZX Gains $2.5 Billion after Debut on HBTC and Bithumb
The newly launched WOZX token by Steve Wozniak’s blockchain company Efforce gained massive popularity since its trading debut.
Despite Pandemic, 2020 Saw 450 IPOs Raise Over $156 Billion
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Despite the market downturn, companies have not been averse to going public. Investors wouldn’t have seen this coming when the market crashed in March. But the results are in, and 2020 has been one […]
World’s First Bank to Offer Tokenized Shares Is from Switzerland
The Zurich-based Sygnum Bank has successfully tokenized its shares by using Desygnate platform.
Price Analysis: Monero (XMR), Stellar (XLM) and Aave (AAVE)
Monero, Stellar and Aave are among the top altcoins looking to rally higher after weekend gains Monero and Stellar could see their prices spike to new highs this week as Bitcoin’s (BTC) potential breakout above $20,000 warms up crypto market sentiment. If the leading cryptocurrency cracks the $20k barrier, its upside into price discovery could […]
BTC facing ‘typical price reversal’ after spiking to $19.4K
BTC bottomed out at $17,500 before an impressive weekend rally saw it retest resistance around $19,500 Bitcoin price spiked to highs of $19,400 after bottoming out near $17,500. The latest uptick to the $19,500 resistance level saw BTC dominance surge to 63%, with weekend gains for most altcoins pushing the global cryptocurrency market capitalisation to […]