What are Stablecoins? Stablecoins are a niche part of the ever-growing crypto ecosystem, primarily used by crypto investors as a practical and cost-efficient way to transact in cryptocurrency. The invention of stablecoins in the crypto ecosystem is brilliant because of the following properties: Similar to the fiat currencies used in model economies, stablecoins…

Quantum computing is a rapidly emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers. Blockchain is a decentralized accounting system that verifies records through a shared ledger of transactions. Each computer in the network hosts a copy of the ledger, and when…

Overview BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment management corporation based in New York City. Founded in 1988, initially as a risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager with US$10 trillion in assets under management as of January 2022. BlackRock’s purpose is to…

Outline Digital Currency Group is a New York based investment firm that specializes in digital assets. They support blockchain companies ranging from early-stage projects to fully established companies with the most famous being Coinbase, Circle, Ledger, Ripple and ShapeShift. While having investments in over 100 different companies in over 30 different…

Outline Pantera Capital was founded by former Tiger Management Head of Macro Trading and CFO Dan Morehead. Pantera’s global macro strategy invested over $1 billion of institutional allocations. In 2013, Pantera created the first blockchain hedge and venture funds in the United States Based in Menlo Park, CA, Pantera originally focused…

In this blog post, we provide some practical advice on how to get started using bitcoin. We will consider several possibilities for procuring and safeguarding bitcoin units and indicate some of the risks and errors that users should avoid. …

The bitcoin blockchain provides an infrastructure that enables many non-monetary applications. We want to familiarize the reader with core concepts that highlight the advantages of public blockchains and show how they can be used in an industry-agnostic way. Decentralized verification and attestation The bitcoin blockchain can be viewed as a…

Outline Galaxy Digital operates as a technology-driven financial services and investment management firm that provides institutions and direct clients with a full suite of financial solutions spanning the digital assets ecosystem. Galaxy Digital operates five synergistic business lines: Trading, Asset Management, Principal Investments, Investment Banking, and Mining. The firm was founded…

Outline BlockTower is a crypto/blockchain investment firm, applying professional trading, venture investing, and portfolio management to this digital asset class. Blocktower Capital was founded by Ari Paul and Matthew Goetzin 2017. BlockTower Capital was originally funded by venture capital firms Andreesen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. In addition to managing a…