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The FTX Saga: Lessons We Knew But Didn’t Learn
Key Takeaways The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire has shocked the crypto industry—and set it back by several years. The industry overlooked too many red flags, which allowed Bankman-Fried to rise to prominence. The FTX debacle could have been avoided if crypto had stuck to its core tenets: don’t trust, verify; and always self-custody your […]
FTX Is Bust and Crypto Is Plummeting. What Happens Next?
Key Takeaways Binance has signaled that it plans to acquire FTX as the younger exchange battles a “liquidity crunch.” Crypto prices are plummeting in the fallout from the bombshell announcement. FTX’s demise is likely to have a negative impact on crypto for many years to come, but the industry has weathered many harsh storms in […]
Privacy Is a Gradient: An Interview With Zcash’s Josh Swihart
Key Takeaways Crypto Briefing sat down with Electric Coin Company executive Josh Swihart to discuss Zcash, on-chain privacy, CBDCs, and more. Swihart believes Zcash can outperform the rest of the crypto market once participants realize that individual privacy isn’t just a nice-to-have, but an essential component of commerce and national security. He argues that privacy […]
Solana Breakpoint 2022: Fun and Games in Lisbon as Winter Abides
Key Takeaways Solana hosted the second edition of its Breakpoint conference in Lisbon from November 3 to 7. While Solana has faced many challenges from downtimes to new competition throughout crypto winter, core teams have continued to ship improvements aimed at mass market usage. Solana hosted a Games Day to showcase GameFi projects in the […]
Aptos Airdrop Season Is Coming. Here’s How You Can Profit
Key Takeaways Hundreds of projects have launched or announced their release on Aptos, and many are rumored to be planning airdrops. The best way to capitalize on Aptos airdrop season safely is to use as many applications on the network as possible. We’ve created a short step-by-step guide to help readers get in on airdrops […]
Blur Review: An NFT Flipper’s Paradise
Key Takeaways Blur is a new NFT marketplace that caters to expert and high-volume traders. The platform introduces several highly-requested features such as sorting NFTs by trait floor price and real-time price feeds. However, Blur’s many features and detailed dashboard may make it daunting to use for more casual NFT buyers. Blur takes NFT trading […]
Harpie Review: Can This On-Chain Firewall Solve Web3’s Security Problem?
Key Takeaways Harpie is the first on-chain firewall product that protects users against common attack vectors in crypto. It works by monitoring users’ wallets and intervening in case of an attack by frontrunning malicious transactions and moving their funds to a secure non-custodial vault. While it’s not perfect, it’s one of the most promising offerings […]
What Is Aptos? Inside the New Move-Based Layer 1 Chain
Key Takeaways Aptos is a new high-throughput Layer 1 blockchain that uses a novel smart contract programming language called Move. The project is considered the technological successor of Meta’s abandoned blockchain network, Diem. Due to its stated theoretical throughput of 100,000 transactions per second, Aptos has been dubbed a potential “Solana killer.” Aptos is a […]
Crypto Winter Is Rough. Here Are Five Essential Survival Tips
Key Takeaways Bear markets are where the money is made, so sticking around and staying engaged is crucial for success in crypto. Second-order thinking and expected value are two instrumental mental models to use when preparing for the next leg up. Bear markets could last years, and crypto asset prices could go lower than everyone’s […]
Stablecoins: Everything You Need to Know
Key Takeaways Stablecoins are blockchain tokens that are designed to hold a specific value. They typically track the price of fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar. The most common types of stablecoins are fiat-backed, overcollateralized, and algorithmic, and there are significant differences between each of them. Stablecoins play a key role in the decentralized finance […]
