A recent research report on blockchain/crypto developers says that in 2022, among blockchain ecosystems with 1000+ total number of developers, Solana had the highest rate of growth (83%) of ecosystem…
Public blockchains are intrinsically tied to public goods: the open-source code upon which these networks are built is a public good. Early successes demonstrated the social benefits that crypto applications,…
On Friday (20 January 2023), David Schwartz, who is Ripple’s Chief Cryptographer and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), explained why XRP is a commodity. On 22 December 2020, the SEC announced that it had “filed…
Key InsightsBraintrust is a user-owned network that connects talent with hiring clients via a set of smart contracts and open-source software.Q4'22 saw a record supply of 53,000 active talent, up…
Chris provides insights on the newly announced House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, Russia and Iran's decision to create a gold-backed stablecoin, and why Silvergate Capital could…
Key InsightsFollowing the collapse of FTX, Solana’s asset value was one of the most impacted, as its market capitalization dropped by 70%; however, network health remained stable.Integrations unrelated to FTX…
The total value locked (TVL) on decentralized finance protocols fell 24.7% last quarter to $74.3 billion, marking the second-largest quarterly decline for the novel financial services industry, behind only the…
