With 2020 now in the rearview, we can look back upon a year that while tumultuous for much of the world, was a boon to the digital assets. December provided no shortage of news, with big names including companies like Facebook, Ripple, Coinbase, and more making waves – albeit not always for the right reasons. This […]
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KuCoin Review 2021: What is the KuCoin exchange?
Launched in September 2017, KuCoin is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers a large range of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Impressively, KuCoin claims that one out of four crypto holders worldwide are with KuCoin, which is testament to the exchange’s reach and rapid growth over the last three years. Although it suffered a hack earlier this […]
Investing in Zcash (ZEC) – Everything You Need to Know
Zcash (ZEC) is a popular cryptocurrency and decentralized blockchain. The network is known for its focus on privacy. Zcash was the first coin to provide true anonymity on a public blockchain. This peer-to-peer network incorporates a combination of strategies to remain valuable including a capped supply, privacy options, and fungibility. What Problems Does Zcash (ZEC) […]
An Analysis of the SEC vs Ripple Labs Inc Complaint
We have reviewed the 71 page SEC complaint against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives. The charges that are outlined in Case 1:20-cv-10832, outline allegations of the plaintiffs selling $1.3 billion through an unregistered, ongoing digital asset securities offering. We outline the major points in the SEC charges along with comments as to […]
DeFi is the ‘Frontier’ to Make a Few Good Decisions and End Up Rich: AngelList Founder
AngelList founder Naval Ravikant has been pretty vocal about his love for Bitcoin and Ethereum. But these two largest cryptos are not the only digital assets Ravikant in favor of; he has about the same kind of love for decentralized finance (DeFi) as well. As we reported last month in his AMA session on Twitter, […]
US Treasury Secretary Drops Crypto Bomb Before Leaving Office
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. In the interim between the election outcome and inauguration, many outgoing administrations try to leave their lasting mark. This time, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin takes his mask off as he proposes rules that […]
The Best Hardware Wallets to Keep Your Crypto Safe in 2021
Learning how to keep your crypto safe using hardware wallets is step one in becoming an experienced cryptocurrency investor. Investing in blockchain projects is fun and profitable, but only when done correctly. Critically, there are some inherent differences between cryptocurrencies and other investments that it would benefit you to understand. Primarily, you are solely responsible […]
Danny Oyekan, Founder and CEO of Dan Holdings – Interview Series
Danny Oyekan, founder of Dan Holdings and global social payments application Coins App, has spent years building social payments and blockchain solutions in Africa and around the globe with the goal of entirely borderless payments. You’ve been involved with Bitcoin since 2012, how did you initially discover this cryptocurrency? I discovered bitcoin early on through […]
Germany Passes Law to Allow Electronic Securities on Blockchain
Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has passed a law that will allow all-electronic securities to be recorded and traded based on blockchain technology. According to Reuters’ report, this is part of a more effective strategy by the country’s Finance Ministry to integrate existing ecosystems with blockchain. The newly passed legislation does away with paper […]
Matthew Le Merle, Chairman of Universal Protocol Alliance – Interview Series
Matthew Le Merle is co-founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era and Keiretsu Capital – the most active early stage venture investors backing almost 200 companies a year. He is Chairman of Securitize (Europe) and CAH, Vice Chairman SFOX and an advisor at Warburg Pincus. He is also the Co-Author of Blockchain Competitive Advantage, a […]
