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MG Stover custom tailors fund administration for hedge, private equity, VC and digital asset firms. Here are the top three trends they see in digital assets.
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Soluna computing helps make renewable, affordable energy the world’s primary power source by building green crypto mining facilities and data centers where energy would otherwise be left to waste
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The Cosmos Hub allows developers to not only create and connect their own blockchains but also rent the security they need for building bigger and better applications
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The future of humanity is being decided by the actions we are taking today and our impact on the ecological state of the planet.
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Dollar-cost averaging, diversifying, and staying liquid can all help to maximize returns and reduce risks in the crazy crypto markets.
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Long-term investors tend to be more likely to prosper than those trying to buy low and sell high in the short or medium term, and dollar-cost averaging can help
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Crypto assets can serve as a form of long-term savings. But what about earning interest on those savings in the short-to-medium term?
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Exodus is offering Class A common stock via the tZERO alternative trading platform regulated by FINRA and the SEC in order to broaden the potential investment community
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Retail exchanges typically aren’t equipped to provide the kind of trading environment that institutions demand.
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Diversifying DeFi use cases can be seen as an important next step in developing the ecosystem.
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The basis trade in crypto isn’t all it’s cracked up to be on paper, according to David Mercer, CEO, LMAX Group.
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Proposed regulations aim to reduce privacy in crypto by forcing exchanges and any other virtual asset service providers to further identify users and even their private wallets.
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Being able to use cash-settled ETH futures as a hedging tool at this crucial time in the development of ether is likely to drive further institutional adoption of cryptocurrency.
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The promise of blockchain interoperability may alleviate many issues and allow different chains to communicate and collaborate rather than competing with each other.