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The Question of Liquidity

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Time Stamp: December 30, 2022 5:29 PM - Modified On: December 30, 2022 - Published By:
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While many people consider valuation to be the most challenging aspect of NFT lending, the real issue is liquidity. When taking an NFT as collateral for a loan it would be a recipe for disaster to think it can be sold easily at all points in the market cycle. During 2021 NFTs experienced a huge uptake in their popularity. Some said this surge in demand was the cause of increased gas fees on the Ethereum network. However, in between the two peaks of this surge, there was a terrifying liquidity

Regulators at the Ready

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Time Stamp: December 16, 2022 2:31 PM - Modified On: December 16, 2022 - Published By:
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Just as bull markets have narratives, so do bear markets, and the overriding narrative of this year has been regulation. Time and again the media has conflated a lack of regulation in crypto with the failures we’ve seen. It’s easy for people to conclude that as soon as regulation comes to crypto, investors will have confidence and flood back into the market. If that was true you would expect to see the stock market flooded with liquidity, but tech stocks are experiencing similar conditions to crypto. Not only is there

Passport of the Future

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2022 4:21 AM - Modified On: November 18, 2022 - Published By:
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A few years ago if you were to talk about governments being able to control your money and impose travel restrictions on their citizens most people would roll their eyes and ask where your tin foil hat was. These days however the dystopian future dreamt of by science fiction authors is rapidly becoming a reality. When it comes to dystopian visions of society and governmental overreach, most people’s first thoughts turn to China. Although they may be ahead of the curve at the moment, their path to a digital future

Drawing Parallels

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Time Stamp: October 26, 2022 5:39 AM - Modified On: October 26, 2022 - Published By:
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For many people in crypto, the way that regulators are approaching the industry is unique and can at times seem unnecessarily adversarial. For those with prior experience in nascent industries, it bears remarkable similarities to how other technologies have seen regulations imposed on them. For many people in crypto, the way that regulators are approaching the industry is unique and can at times seem unnecessarily adversarial. For those with prior experience in nascent industries, it bears remarkable similarities to how other technologies have seen regulations imposed on them. Five years

Bonds, Bitcoin Bonds

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Time Stamp: October 12, 2022 2:03 AM - Modified On: October 12, 2022 - Published By:
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Just over a year ago El Salvador made history by becoming the first, and only country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Much to the anger of the international community of central bankers, they pushed ahead with their plans, doubling down by planning a $1 billion bond release to build Bitcoin City. According to the mainstream media, El Salvador’s experiment with cryptocurrency has been an unmitigated disaster. The country is on the verge of bankruptcy, there hasn’t been widespread adoption of crypto, and the president is a ruthless

TrustToken rebrands as Archblock, to modernize global financial infrastructure under new leadership

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Time Stamp: September 22, 2022 12:49 PM - Modified On: September 22, 2022 - Published By:
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having successfully incubated TrueCurrencies and with the future of the TrueFi protocol now in the hands of the DAO, TrustToken sharpens its focus to cultivate institutional DeFi adoption under the new Archblock brand, led by new CEO Ryan Christensen.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images="1678215,1678216,1678218" img_size="medium" onclick="link_no"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]San Francisco, September, 2022 – TrustToken, the core team responsible for launching TrueFi, DeFi’s leading credit protocol, and popular stablecoins including TrueUSD, announces a new identity and focus as Archblock to become the bridge between institutional investors and fund managers, and the modern financial infrastructure offered in DeFi. Archblock

Bitcoin Batteries

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Time Stamp: September 14, 2022 2:07 AM - Modified On: September 14, 2022 - Published By:
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In the late 19th Century, a war of great minds was waged in the US between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison that would shape the way electricity was delivered throughout the world. Edison proposed using direct current (DC), whereas Tesla favored alternating current (AC), proving that it was far more efficient. Their battle was more than just competing ideologies, it was also a fight between commerce and banks. Edison was backed by J.P.Morgan, the most powerful banker in the US, whereas Tesla was backed by entrepreneur George Westinghouse Jr. Dirty

‘Gumball Dreams’ to have its
International Premiere at the
79th Venice International Film Festival

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Time Stamp: August 4, 2022 8:38 PM - Modified On: August 4, 2022 - Published By:
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Ferryman Collective | Live Immersive VR Experiences  An intimate Virtual Reality experience featuring live theatrical performances from the award-winning VR production company, Ferryman Collective and Screaming Color.  On a foreign planet, you have been sent on a mission to help an alien creature transition. Falling through memories, Onyx reveals the music of the spheres and the nature of existence, as you fly through worlds both inner & outer.   Greetings, traveler.  Los Angeles, California (August 4th, 2022) – Internationally premiering at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, brought to you by