July 05, 2023 THE WORLD AS WE SAW IT IN JUNE 2023 The World of Cryptocurrencies The world of cryptocurrencies had its third-best month this year adding some $55 billion in market capitalization. Bitcoin (BTC) outshone Ethereum (ETH). Forces driving the former were most prominently the Blackrock news, whereas rumor of an impeding probe of the SEC into DeFi seemed to have hurt the latter. BTC …
June 01, 2023 THE WORLD AS WE SAW IT IN MAY 2023 The World of Cryptocurrencies Ethereum (ETH) has become deflationary since The Merge, at -0.314% per year. And Bitcoin (BTC) is experiencing increasing adoption via the Lightning Network, benefiting from the introduction of Ordinals and the US banking crisis as general confidence in the banking system wanes. Still, their price movements do not reflect …
April 03, 2023 THE WORLD AS WE SAW IT IN MARCH 2023 The World of Cryptocurrencies BTC (Bitcoin) had an amazing first quarter 2023 rising 72% as millions of citizens suddenly realized that their bank deposits were partly unsecured loans to the traditional financial industry. Seeking shelter and security for their monetary assets, US investors, additionally pushed by major pro-crypto …
March 01, 2023 THE WORLD AS WE SAW IT IN FEBRUARY 2023 The World of Cryptocurrencies All in all, crypto markets were pretty stable viewed over the entire month. This is quite surprising given the massive regulatory assaults on the industry that will be addressed further down. The upcoming Shanghai software upgrade on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain is seen as the …