Author: Denis Staggi

Tron founder Justin Sun kept his promise and introduced the project’s own algorithmic stablecoin, designated USDD. The unique thing about the new token is that it is backed entirely by cryptocurrency. There seems to be a new trend going around. The moment Terra launched its UST stablecoin (having issued over $18 billion), the Tron blockchain…

Bitcoin is on a downward trajectory, despite the fact that the cryptocurrency industry overall is growing quite vigorously. But BTC holders are clearly in a foul mood right now, although they still hold on to the “million-dollar bitcoin” outlook. If I am to give a dissenting opinion – the BTC depreciation against the dollar signifies…

One unique blockchain business area, which rarely gets written about, is specialized security and privacy services. Among its most outstanding startups is Nym Technologies, whose developers claim that their network is superior to VPN and even Tor. Are they right? The race between “shields” and “swords” in cyberspace is everlasting. Back in 2017, when cryptocurrencies…

The two largest blockchain platforms – Ethereum and Solana – are now in a fierce confrontation. Will the technological reform and transition to Ethereum 2.0 help Ether? Or has the originally more advanced Solana network escalated its growth momentum enough to overtake ETH? What blockchain platform will become the new leader in the DeFi segment?…

Few people today doubt that in a few years, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will be as widespread as cash is now. But so far, no one can tell how exactly Western countries will approach their digital money. And this question, as you are about to see, is hardly a trivial one. If you discount…

Mark Zuckerberg’s company made a lot of noise a few years ago with an attempt to create its own stablecoin as a basis of a worldwide payment system built around Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Now, the once ambitious move has been reduced to some faint cracks at creating a kind of in-game currency for the…