Ren Protocol: Interview with COO Michael Burgess

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is one of the most expansive sectors in the crypto space. So-called “wrapped tokens” are an important DeFi building block. They allow cross-blockchain transactions. An overview of the interoperability project Ren in an interview with COO Michael Burgess. Ren is an open protocol that enables the fluid movement of value between blockchains (interoperability). […]

How SushiSwap Positioned Itself as a Formidable Uniswap Rival

The term “vampire mining” was coined when DeFi protocol SushiSwap forked from Uniswap in August 2020. SushiSwap subsequently leeched a good portion of Uniswap’s liquidity, but now it appears to be standing on its own as a DeFi “bluechip”. On-chain metrics provider Santiment has taken a deep dive into the SushiSwap DeFi clone. It draws a conclusion that SushiSwap has become […]

Ethereum (ETH) at the all-time high of 2018

Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, touched the all-time high last reached in 2018 on some exchanges before a correction occurred.  Time for a brief overview of the latest developments. While Bitcoin (BTC) has been in price discovery beyond its 2017 all-time high since December, Ether (ETH) has not yet been able to […]

Blockchain Interoperability: Towards a Connected Future

Interoperability is the ability of software to exchange information between different ecosystems. In the case of blockchains, it has the potential to break the silos and to create a network of blockchains: A broad overview of blockchain interoperability and the Polkadot project. More and more people are considering blockchains as safe and promising. Thousands of projects relying […]

MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler appointed as SEC Chairman

The crypto-savvy Gary Gensler will be appointed to the position of SEC Chairman under the Biden administration. A move that could be advantageous for the industry, according to people in the space. He was previously the Chairman of the CFTC and taught at MIT. President-elect Joe Biden will appoint Gary Gensler as US Securities and […]

Intellectual Property – A never-ending Discussion

Exponents of the Bitcoin world are known for initiating fundamental debates. This also applies to intellectual property and trademark protection. For many emerging companies in the blockchain space, one question arises: Open source or trademark and brand protection? How often do people talk about alternatives, counter-arguments, and changes in the political process? However, if you […]