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Industry Insights
Insights
Here we share selected insights, exploring important topics in the blockchain ecosystem.
The Many Flavours of Bitcoin
Bitcoin was the first truly unique digital asset built using blockchain technology. But a glance at the top 10 digital assets by market capitalization shows that there are three different assets using the Bitcoin brand; Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV).
Central Bank Digital Currencies
Over the last few years, central banks and governments around the world have started looking into how they might use blockchain technology to digitize their national currencies. The benefits of doing so range from the benign, such as lower transaction fees for businesses and efficiency gains, to the more sinister motivations of improved censorship and societal control.
Ethereum 2.0
Ethereum is the world’s leading smart contract protocol, with a market cap of over USD16bn. It has the largest community of users and applications, and attracts the majority of developer mindshare in the blockchain space. However, the platform is facing a scalability issue.
Digital Identity
In the physical world it is easy for an individual to prove their identity. Trusted centralized bodies, like governments, issue physical proofs such as passports, driving licences and health cards. In the online world, user credentials are stored in data silos all over the Internet, sold to third parties and often get stolen. Blockchain technology has the ability to re-invent this.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Decentralized finance, also known as DeFi, has been a growing movement in the world of blockchain and smart contracts. New projects are launching with increasing frequency that focus on areas such as decentralized lending and insurance, trust-less trading, stablecoins and zero fee payments.
