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BTC is not Digital Gold: but seems to be the Ultimate Risk Asset?

By Malik Corbett and Tynan Overstreet There is a belief in the crypto community that BTC is a non-correlated asset to equities and its price behaves more like physical gold. Hence the moniker: digital gold. However does belief match reality? In the famous words of Jay Z, “men lie, women lie but numbers don’t.” So […]

Monday Bytes February 15, 2021

Written by Malik Corbett The crypto community has so much to be excited about right now but last week (the week of February 7th) may go down as a watershed moment for DeFi and the broader blockchain industry. A flurry of news broke last week that could prove to be significant to DeFi and no, […]

Could DeFi Jump Start the Intra-Africa Free Trade Agreement?

Written by Malik Corbett Earlier this year over 40 countries in Africa signed a continent-wide free trade agreement that is aimed at lowering tariffs and improving the inefficiencies and the lack of infrastructure across Africa. The continent’s dilapidated infrastructure and inefficient networks, both hard and soft, has kept most of the 54 countries on the […]

The Time is Now for the EOS DeFi Revolution.

Written by Malik Corbett Dark Days ahead for the Global Financial System The perfect storm is brewing for the mass adoption of cryptocurrency; EOS DeFi will be the gateway through which people discover the true power of blockchain technology. As the Federal Reserve warned yesterday, the US is in a dire economic situation and […]

Are we on the Cusp of a 2017 Type Crypto Rally?

As central banks and governments around the world implement extraordinary measures to prop up the global economy from the coronavirus outbreak, many investors warn that government stimulus won’t stave off the damaging effects of the pandemic to the global economy. There are two camps which have formed. One camp of investors has warned that a […]

Digital Steel: EOS is for Building

Part 1 of 2 Written by Malik Corbett One of the most powerful characteristics of BTC is that it serves as a store-of-value. Hence, bitcoin has been referred to as digital gold. If bitcoin is digital gold then EOS is the equivalent of digital steel. In the physical world, steel is an element that is […]

History doesn’t repeat itself but it sure does rhymes.

Written by Malik Corbett As the proverb goes “history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhymes” and the same goes for the history of money. Many believe that the ability for anyone or entity to create a digital currency is something out of sci-fi movies. However non-fiat money (money not issued by a government) is […]

Quick Thought on the Global Recession and Crypto

Written by Malik Corbett The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the steepest recessions in the history of financial markets. Some believe that we are heading into a financial depression not seen since 1929. Many crypto enthusiasts who believed that Bitcoin was a digital safe haven, quickly realized that their thesis was shattered. Yes, it’s […]

The Decentralized Finance Revolution: Part I Understanding Compound

Written by Malik Corbett One of the most promising areas of the blockchain space today, is the decentralized finance sector or DeFi. The DeFi movement was born out of the idea that individuals should be able to obtain credit on a peer-to-peer basis without relying on banks or other centralized financial intermediaries. The DeFi movement […]

What are the Fundamental Factors Driving Cryptonetworks?

Written by Malik Corbett Not all blockchains are the same nor are they designed to solve the same problem. In other words, blockchain technology is not a “one size fits all” phenomena. Understanding cryptonetworks and how they work is a complex subject, riddled with subtle differences that have an enormous impact on long-term scalability and […]