James Messi

Wrapped tokens exist to expand the interoperability between existing blockchain protocols such as the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. Wrapping tokens is a method used to sidestep the compatibility issues between most blockchains so that non-native…

Avalanche is vying for the top spot in terms of speed and security for blockchain smart contracts. The Avalanche Foundation recently announced $180 million worth of investments to incentivize development on Avalance, sparking a sharp…

What is a Futures Market? In a traditional spot market, you can choose to directly buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price level or at the best price available at that time. When…

Proof of stake has become a popular choice as an alternative to traditional cryptocurrency mining. These processes occur in order to maintain a blockchain by securing the network and validating transactions. They also create a…

Ethereum’s transaction fee model is the primary focus of the upcoming London Hard Fork. This upgrade aims to soften the potential blow of Ethereum’s Difficulty Time Bomb. After the fork, each block is taken into…

For most of its existence, Bitcoin had been regarded as an uncorrelated asset. This was primarily due to the small size of the community of people that were using it regularly. As Bitcoin’s popularity continues…

Many professional traders, hedge funds, and other institutional financial firms make their living through a strategy called arbitrage. This strategy can be deployed across all major financial markets (i.e. forex, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrency). True arbitrage…

In a new joint report submitted by the world’s three biggest financial authorities—the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS)—to the Group of 20 (G20), a group composed…

The Big Four account firms continue to expand in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrency as they sign up for new roles in both sectors as auditors. Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), and…