Oct 14, 2021How (not) to market crypto: Regulators get tough on social media ‘over sharing’The advertising activities and marketing strategies of Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms (CTPs) have been placed under the microscope in Canada, with regulators issuing guidance on the kind of language and promotions that could represent breaches of securities legislation. The notice, issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry…Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
Aug 1, 2021OXBC Spotlight: Sam Bankman-Fried Earning to Give, FTX and the Game of Crypto Thrones.California-born Sam Bankman-Fried launched FTX — a derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange in 2019. Earlier this month, he raised $900m in a funding round that valued FTX at $18bn. But Bankman-Fried, 29, is no ordinary Billionaire. — He has set his sights on helping to secure the long-term future of humanity and plans to donate most of his estimated $10bn wealth to high-impact charities. After a recent severing of ties with former bedfellows Binance, it is also clear that FTX has set its sights on claiming the…Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Jul 8, 2021Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador… What happens next?El Salvador made history on June 8th, when it voted to make Bitcoin legal tender — becoming the first country in the world to do so. The nation’s president Nayib Bukele made the proposal directly, which was then passed by the Salvadoran congress with a supermajority of 62 out of…Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
Jun 10, 2021DeFi 101: How does DeFi Insurance work?At the time of writing, there is a staggering $60.34B of capital locked up in DeFi smart contracts. That represents a huge amount of risk. DeFi protocols have offered early users the opportunity to make incredible gains, through yield farming, staking, borrowing, lending and even betting. However, bad actors are…Insurance9 min readInsurance9 min read
Feb 4, 2021DeFi 101: What is Yield Farming?The Decentralised Finance (DeFi) landscape has grown exponentially over the last 12 months. As with seemingly every new trend in the blockchain space, DeFi has presented many early adopters with the opportunity to gain vast riches, and some others with hard lessons and empty wallets. In DeFi though, blockchain and…Defi5 min readDefi5 min read
Dec 7, 2020Is Bitcoin a Viable Hedge Against the Great Monetary Inflation?When a billionaire hedge fund manager like Paul Tudor Jones with over 40 years of experience in the global financial markets admits to being “left speechless”, you know 2020 has been no ordinary year. The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated headlines throughout the year and had a dramatic impact on the…Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Jul 5, 2020DeFi-ing expectationsIs the recent DeFi hype just another ‘bubble’, or the start of a financial revolution? — If you have had any exposure to blockchain social media communities or ‘crypto-twitter’ over the past few weeks, your feed will no-doubt have been awash with #DeFi (Decentralised Finance) talk. At the time of writing, some $1.7bn in value is locked up in DeFi smart contracts and Dapps (decentralised applications).Blockchain7 min readBlockchain7 min read
May 22, 2020Reddit’s Blockchain Experiment: One week in, are Redditors already adopting cryptocurrency?It’s early days for community website Reddit’s experiment with a new blockchain-based rewards system. However, some interesting trends are already developing and early indications on the popularity of the scheme may come as a surprise to many industry observers. What’s the plan? In case you missed the news last week…Blockchain Technology5 min readBlockchain Technology5 min read
Apr 21, 2020Blockchain Vs Corona: How technology is helping in the fight against COVID-19.Bitcoin, blockchain’s most famous application, was forged out of economic uncertainty. Those working to drive the technology forward over the proceeding years have done so through almost constant regulatory uncertainty, controversy, and asset volatility that would have brought lesser communities to their knees. It is no surprise, therefore, that the…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Feb 19, 2020Why Blockchain technology is thriving in the UAEBy OXBC member and UAE resident blockchain and economics expert Amna Usman Chaudhry The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a country that has been visionary and proactive in embracing the latest technologies and innovations. After all, it is the first country in the world to have its own Minister…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
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