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More than the Sum of Their Parts: Synergies Between Liquid Staking and Crypto Trading
The rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) presents novel opportunities for investors to seek yields through digital assets. One…
How Custodians Can Benefit From Staking
The blockchain industry, while still nascent, has been growing steadily over the last few years. Of the various…
The Potential Crypto Landscape in Europe
2021 was a great year for cryptocurrencies, with pretty much every token in green, as this new asset…
Is Modern Finance Dying? How Crypto Fits into the Bigger Picture
In March 2023, we saw Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank, and Silvergate all collapsing following the bank…
The Ultimate Guide to ETH Staking With RockX
Staking is a popular way for cryptocurrency holders to participate in blockchain networks and earn rewards. Ever since…
All Great on the Eastern Front: Crypto Moves to Asia
Just like matter, currency (including crypto) never disappears – it just moves around and evolves. And in the…
Memecoin Mania and its Influence on Ethereum
The second largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $222.88B ETH is currently trading at $1,852, down 2.7%…
What Happens When Crypto Derivatives Crash?
Despite the ongoing crypto winter, the cryptocurrency derivatives market continues to grow at a fast pace to become…
RockX April Roundup: Post-Shapella, Crypto Regulation & AI
Needless to say, Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade has been the talk of the month. On 12 April 2023, Ethereum…
Starter’s Guide to Crypto Derivatives
Crypto derivatives trading on centralised exchanges surged to more than US$3 trillion in July 2022. Market experts, analysts,…
A Complete Analysis of Ethereum Post-Shapella Upgrade
It’s been a week since the much anticipated Shapella Upgrade, and we can finally take a look at…
What is the Sepolia Testnet Faucet?
Developers need environments to test their work. For example, Ethereum developers utilise networks as environments for development, testing,…
Shapella Upgrade and Beyond: Key Insights from ETH’s Upgrade Timeline
The upcoming Ethereum (ETH) Shapella Upgrade is a major milestone for the Ethereum blockchain network. This upgrade is…
Strategies for ETH Staking Ahead of the Shapella Upgrade
The Ethereum community is eagerly anticipating the upcoming Shapella upgrade, which will enable end-to-end unstaking flow for staked…
Introducing Bedrock: Unlocking Liquidity for Venture Capitalists
For venture capitalists (VCs), investing in the cryptocurrency market can be very rewarding, but it also comes with…
An Introduction to EigenLayer and Restaking
Restaking protocol developer, EigenLabs most recently raised $50 million in a Series A round led by Blockchain Capital…
Should Proof of Stake (PoS) Tokens be Considered Securities?
Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is a popular consensus mechanism many cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Cardano, and Polkadot use to validate transactions…
Exploring Order Book DEXs: Why Polkadex and D5 Exchange Will Lead the Next Wave of Decentralised Trading
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has been gaining popularity in recent years as an alternative to traditional financial systems. And…
The Inadequacies of Liquid Staking For Institutions
We have previously touched upon it, but it never hurts to reiterate: liquid staking is presenting itself on…
The Need for Crypto: A Stable, Decentralised Currency
An ideal decentralised currency is one not controlled by any central authority or government and maintains a stable…
How to Use Bedrock: A Comprehensive Guide to Transparent Liquid Staking
RockX has launched Bedrock, the company’s proprietary liquid staking protocol. Bedrock boasts the latest, enterprise-grade security and meets…
Introducing Bedrock: Compliant & Secure Liquid Staking for Everyone
RockX is thrilled to announce Bedrock, their proprietary liquid staking protocol that aims to strike the perfect balance…
Why Liquid Staking on Ethereum Is So Attractive
Early November 2022 saw the market capitalisation of the crypto staking industry closing in on US$100 billion. Ethereum…
Why Liquid Staking Is A Game Changer for Financial Institutions
Institutions have long been interested in the potential economic upsides of staking protocols. Unlike mining, staking doesn’t require…
What Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade Means for Validators
It’s been what feels like a week (but was actually still just a few months) since one of…
Is This The Next Best Time to Buy into Crypto?
Cryptocurrencies are becoming increasingly popular as more people become aware of their potential usage in their lives. And…
Crypto Regulation: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
If you had a chat with a crypto enthusiast in the early 2010s (provided you could find one,…
Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade: Staking, Gas Fees, and More
One of the biggest impending events for the Ethereum blockchain is the Shapella upgrade, renamed from the previous…
Cold Storage Can Help Keep Your Crypto Safe
The crypto market is currently deep in the bear market. This is characterised by a period of continued…
The Aftermath of BUSD: Binance & Stablecoin Regulation
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be gearing up to take action against Paxos, one of…
What Does ‘Mass Adoption’ Really Mean in Crypto?
It’s the one-billion (maybe even trillion…) question in the crypto space since the very early days of Bitcoin…
Starter’s Guide: Lending and Borrowing on DeFi
The DeFi space has seen a lot of activity in recent years, with several new platforms and protocols…
What the Collapse of Centralised Lending has Taught us About Crypto
2022 was a brutal year for cryptocurrencies as the industry got hit hard by macroeconomic factors. A perfect…
The State of Decentralisation on Ethereum
If you ask any Ethereum adopters (or even, ‘supporters’, given the tribal nature of that crypto tech debates…
Aave V3 Has Finally Arrived: Here’s What to Expect
It’s one of crypto’s biggest ironies: its toughest sentiment periods and its longest bear markets tend to have…
What the Spike in Polygon’s Users is Telling us About the Crypto Industry
There’s no denying that the crypto industry has taken a beating over the past year. With prices plummeting…
Altcoins in a Bear Market: Are They Worth It?
There are technical terms that belong to the world of crypto which, over the course of its now…
Starter’s Guide to Crypto Gains Tax
Knowing the potential tax implications of buying and selling cryptocurrency is a crucial component of your cryptocurrency investment…
Top 5 Crypto Podcasts to Keep Yourself up to date in 2023
Podcasts, having started their journey as a unique format to discuss and disseminate knowledge and insights around a…
The Different Types of Staking Explained
While staking might be a relatively new addition to the financial lexicon, it is important for people interested…
How to Maintain Your Privacy After Metamask’s Policy Update
Metamask has recently updated its privacy policy, and the gist is that whenever you make a transaction on…
Why Lending and Borrowing on Umee is Crypto’s Safe Haven
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols have become increasingly popular in recent years, as they offer a way to lend…
Best Crypto Cold Storage Wallets for 2023
There are a variety of storage wallets for crypto assets, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The…
7 Best Chains to Stake on for 2023
Crypto staking is becoming increasingly popular as a way to earn rewards on your investment. By staking your…
A Year in Review: The State of Crypto 2022
Let’s be honest: 2022 always had a tough act to follow. The previous two years of crypto history…
Liquid Staking on Persistence: What is pSTAKE?
Crypto staking is a process whereby users can earn rewards for holding digital assets in a wallet for…
NFTs You Can Consider Gifting Someone for Christmas
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs as they’re popularly known, are poised for phenomenal growth in the years to come.…
How to Stake SOL on Moonstake Through RockX
If you haven’t already heard, RockX is teaming up with a long-term strategic partner, Moonstake, for SOL staking!…
Binance is Everywhere: A Social Commentary
Given that Binance is the leading cryptocurrency exchange with 120 million registered users worldwide, it makes sense that…
Top 5 Best Performing Crypto Tokens in 2022
The crypto market topped in 2021, with Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high at a whopping $69,000, helping…