The global financial system is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the convergence of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and the adoption of ISO 20022, a new standard for financial messaging. This revolution is reshaping the very foundations of how money moves across borders and between institutions. At the forefront of this change are innovative projects and […]
Bitcoin & Digital Assets
Bitcoin Goes Mainstream: BlackRock’s Pivotal Role in Institutional Adoption
The cryptocurrency landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, with Bitcoin leading the charge into mainstream finance. Once considered a fringe asset, Bitcoin is now gaining significant traction among institutional investors, with industry giants like BlackRock at the forefront of this paradigm shift. BlackRock’s Pivotal Role BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with […]
3 Estate Planning Strategies for Low Crypto Valuations
Since its inception a little over ten years ago, Bitcoin’s value has ranged from less than a penny to nearly $20,000. Within the last year alone, it fell from $11,000 to a low of around $3,500. Many other digital currencies and tokens, commonly called “ALT coins,” lost 90% or more of their value from all-time […]
Can You Insure Your Bitcoin?
If you could buy insurance to protect your bitcoin, would you? As with all kinds of insurance, your answer is probably, “Sure—if the coverage is good and the price is right.” What might you reasonably expect bitcoin insurance to cover? Let’s think about the types of losses insurance covers for other currencies and investments. How […]
How to Store Your Cryptocurrency Safely
If you’re going to hold cryptocurrency, as an investment or as a saving device, you need to understand how to keep it safe. Owning cryptocurrencies means taking risks that don’t exist with traditional assets. There’s no government insurance program to refund your money if the exchange that holds your assets goes under. For certain asset […]
How Oracles Make Smart Contracts Work
“Oracle” has long described a person through whom a deity speaks, or a person known for giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions. In the cryptoverse, oracles are code connecting a blockchain with the real world. They provide the data that smart contracts need in order to execute successfully. Oracles are, ironically, an intermediary in […]
How Web 3.0 & Blockchain Will Disrupt the Disruptors
Remember when companies like Google, Amazon, eBay, and Facebook were huge disruptors in their industries? They upended their competitors in online search, book sales, reselling, and social networking. Now, these Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 companies are on the verge of being disrupted themselves by the emergence of Web 3.0. The Evolution of the Web Web […]
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