2020 Q3 Review – Decentralized Finance explodes
The on-chain effects for the boon in DeFi-related activities have been enormous, with a nearly 3x increase in the amount of Ethereum sent to DeFi contracts, and ETH transaction fees reaching stratospheric heights.
2018 Q4 Review – A Violent Decline
The total market cap for all cryptocurrencies at the end of Q4 stood at ~US$130 billion. The middle and end of Q4 was marked with a violent drop in all cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin dominance, which can be used as a market wide confidence index, held steady at around 50% throughout most of the quarter. As ICOs or coins are continually added to the ecosphere, Bitcoin is unlikely to ever return to >80% market cap dominance.
The digital asset review
The price of bitcoin surpassed US$750 last week as the Chinese central bank and local regulators proceeded to restrict the trading of wealth management products (WMPs). The crackdown coincided with a steady decline on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which may have acted as the catalyst for the increasing demand for bitcoin.
The best multisignature wallets for 2016
Standard Bitcoin transactions only require one signature, from the owner of the private key associated with the Bitcoin address. However, the Bitcoin network supports much more complicated transactions, which require multiple signatures to authorize.
The first twenty Bitcoin documentaries were a mixed bag
For a technology that is only seven years old, Bitcoin has inspired more than it's fair share of documentaries, there are no less than 20 in the English language alone.
A Final Look Back: The State Of Bitcoin Heading Into 2015
Coinsetter CEO, Jaron Lukasiewicz, describes 2014 as bitcoin's year of Maturity & Growth and outlines how 2015 is geared up to be a year of Strength. Lukasiewicz shares his insights and outlines which 'Low-Hanging Fruit' market opportunities await for bitcoin for the future.
Multisignature Wallets – Are we there yet?
2014 has long been touted as the year of the multisignature wallet. The rise of multisig has been substantial, but the most popular implementation is quite surprising.