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Reserve Protocol: Fighting Inflation with Stablecoins

Reserve Protocol: Fighting Inflation with Stablecoins

Token Takeaway: RSR; Reserve Protocol is a fully decentralised platform for creating stable cryptocurrencies. It allows users to mint tokens, backed by a basket of assets, such as yield-bearing derivatives and tokenised assets, in a fully permissionless manner. This Token Takeaway will delve into the intricacies of Reserve Protocol, explore

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ByteFolio Issue 123; 💡This issue covers The Open Network (TONCOIN), MakerDAO (MKR), Reserve Rights (RSR), Stacks (STX), Velo (VELO) and Kaspa (KAS). The X social network has been switched off in Brazil as Musk has allegedly refused to follow local Brazilian laws. It has been blocked by the supreme court

Ethereum ETFs Won’t Match Bitcoin ETFs

Ethereum ETFs Won’t Match Bitcoin ETFs

ByteFolio Issue 110; When the Bitcoin ETFs were launched in the USA, the Bitcoin funds, including Grayscale, held 837,000 BTC, worth $40 billion at the time. Around 622,000 of those BTC were held by Grayscale, and the rest in the non-US ETFs. Grayscale alone held 75% of the

Before Bitcoin, We Had Silver

Before Bitcoin, We Had Silver

ByteFolio Issue 108; I couldn’t help but notice the BTC Silver (XAG) pair emerging in recent days. It’s an interesting development because pre-Bitcoin, silver was the asset of choice for those forecasting the end of the dollar and debasement. But, as Bitcoin grew in size and credibility, rising

Holding Stablecoins Equals Opportunity Cost in a Crypto Bull Market

Holding Stablecoins Equals Opportunity Cost in a Crypto Bull Market

ByteFolio 99; After making a high of $73.6k, Bitcoin retraced to its weekly low of around $64.7k before quickly exceeding $68k again. This is a market-wide retracement, where the total crypto market cap declined from $2.7 trillion on 14 March to $2.5 trillion today. Unsurprisingly, the

Turkey Embraces Crypto

Turkey Embraces Crypto

💡This issue covers Ethereum (ETH), MakerDAO (MKR), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Xinfin (XDC). The Ethereum blockchain has dropped to 0/5 on the health score, which means transaction activity is declining. It has caused our fair value to slide below $1,500. We are not tied to that, but

Trust Crypto or TradFi?

Trust Crypto or TradFi?

💡This issue covers Bitcoin (BTC), MakerDAO (MKR), Grayscale (GBTC), and Binance (BUSD). It is a simple idea, but Bitcoin and the stockmarket have always been correlated, albeit with radically different performance scales. To make the chart work, we need to put Bitcoin onto a log scale. I highlight four occasions