The side effect of AML – market recovery?

The greatest difference between traditional and crypto AML is technological. Unlike the traditional financial sector, compliance officers can track almost the whole history of cryptocurrency movement. In this respect, blockchain is an important source of data for a compliance officer that the traditional financial sector fails to deliver.

An introduction to the Stellar Lumens community

Without a doubt, Stellar has one of the strongest communities around its token in the crypto space. They encourage people to use their product and build useful tools with it. Let’s take a look at how they do it.

How to take control of your crypto

‘How do I store my…?’, is one of the most asked questions in the cryptosphere. One that is posed by newcomers, veteran traders, institutions and everyone in between — an important question too.

What are the top cryptocurrency leverage trading platforms?

When trading crypto on leverage it is important to understand that you are taking on more risk than you otherwise would. This increased risk is traded for the possibility to achieve increased rewards. It is important to pick a secure exchange with low fees to give you the best possible chance of success. 

“Game Over, HODLERS!” (or is it?)

In this article I will try to explain bitcoin’s intrinsic value, and debunk some popular myths and misconceptions about bitcoin, both as a security and as a currency, starting with the most prevalent of all misconceptions regarding bitcoin: the tulip comparison.

Every ICO is a (digital) security – the year in review

Given the collapse of the ICO market, attention has naturally turned to what had been promoted as the “compliant” alternative to ICOs, namely digital security offerings, or DSOs. I, for one, predict that in a few years’ time, all publicly traded securities will utilize some form of distributed ledger technology and involve tokenization.

Is it really blockchain winter?

In other words, the hype and nonsense is going back to wherever such things come from, and as it recedes, like a melting glacier spurred on by coal burning bitcoin mining rigs, we may, if we are fortunate, spot glimpses of green shoots, possibly even a few leaves…

STOs are real, and they’re here to stay

There’s nothing like a good debate to get everyone to think about and solidify their positions, so I’d like to say a few things in defense of the existence and value of STOs.

The blockchain hero’s journey

If you are reading this then you’ve may have already answered The Call to Adventure some time in the past, or are considering answering it now. This is the point where you found out about blockchain technology, through one form or another, whether that was an advert on the metro, or a conversation with somebody who told you about it.