A professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School, Eswar Prasad, has raised concerns about the increasing risks in the cryptocurrency market, pointing to regulatory gaps and centralization as key issues. “If anything, crypto today presents even greater risks to its investors and to our financial institutions than it did before,” he said. Cornell Professor’s Crypto Warning […]
Study: Surge in Popularity of Liquid Restaking Token Protocols Driven by Growing User Trust
The surge in the total value locked and adoption of liquid restaking tokens increased from approximately $ 164.3 million in January to $ 13.812 billion by June 20, underscoring the growing trust in them. As was the case in January, Ether.fi remains dominant in the LRT market, accounting for approximately 50% of the …
Mining Company CEO Claims Silver Deficit Is Growing, Institutions Might Drive Prices Higher
Keith Neumeyer, CEO of First Majestic Silver, a Canada-based mining company, discussed the silver production deficit in today’s precious metals markets. Neumeyer stated that while retail investors are interested in silver, institutions have to enter the market, supporting the activity of these extractive companies needed for many industrial purposes. Silver Prices Poised to Rise if […]
Pantera Capital Calls Solana the ‘Mac OS of Blockchains,’ Highlights Architecture Benefits and Growing Adoption
Pantera Capital, an institutional asset manager focused on blockchain technology, has called Solana the “Mac OS of blockchains” in its latest blockchain letter. The firm details that the rise of Solana over Ethereum is reminiscent of what Microsoft experienced when Apple entered the market, highlighting Solana’s growing retail adoption and architectural advantages. Pantera Capital States […]
Bitcoin Network Adapting Despite Experiencing Growing Pains, Says Early BTC Investor
Although Bitcoin-based decentralized applications (dapps) have been known to replicate or copy Ethereum dApps, Jeff Yin, founder of Merlin Chain, believes there is a growing impetus to build bitcoin dapps that are distinguishable from ether-based dapps. Yin, however, noted that the synchronization between bitcoin-based dapps and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) dapps still benefits the […]