Decentralized finance (DeFi): The industry of financial services built on the blockchain for the purpose of removing consumers’ dependency on the banking system, enhancing financial security, and expanding consumers’ financial capabilities. DeFi services offer users complete control over their finances. …
The Biggest Barrier to Building in DeFi
DeFi services have the potential to make managing finances easier than ever before: We’ve entered the era of programmable financial instruments. DeFi promises us complete control over our funds, stronger security infrastructure, seamless payment functionality, and investment options previously only …
How blockchain will disrupt the communication industry
From the CMC editorial desk: One of the things we’ve always wanted to explore is what mass adoption of blockchain technology looks like. Here we have some examples of how it will change the face of the communication industry in …
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CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency benchmark indices to launch on NASDAQ, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters today
CoinMarketCap will launch two comprehensive headline indices calculated and administered by Solactive, the German index provider Today, we will be launching two cryptocurrency benchmark indices on NASDAQ GIDS, Bloomberg Terminals, Thomson Reuters Eikon (Refinitiv), and Börse Stuttgart. These indices will …
Would you buy a sports team token? Here are the results
On Thursday, we worked with the team at Chiliz and Socios.com, a tokenized voting platform for sports teams, to run a Twitter poll to see whether the CoinMarketCap community would be interested in buying, trading or using a utility token …
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Life After Trading: Cryptocurrencies In Everyday Life
Part 3 of 3 in the Digital Gold on the Blockchain series From the CMC editorial desk: Continuing where we left off in the second post, we explore the potential of cryptocurrencies in day-to-day life. Cryptocurrencies were launched into the …
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A DEX Like No Other
Liquidity, Speed, and Privacy at the Click of a Button The first generation of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) promised to revolutionize cryptocurrency trading. Finally, users would be able to buy and sell peer-to-peer, without a middleman or any centralized entity threatening …
5 Ways to Get the Most Out of a Crypto Event
The young blockchain industry is facing rapid growth through research, blockchain summits, conferences, and networking events. These conferences come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. The crypto world is changing at a faster rate and it is important to keep …
ERC20 & ERC721: How do they work?
Learn more about the technical details of how ERC20 and ERC721 tokens work in a simplified explanation. From the CMC Editorial Desk: You’ve heard about ERC20 and ERC721 “token standards” – but what do they look like under the hood? …
Crypto Tax Season: What you need to know
The basics to keep in mind when filing your tax returns involving cryptocurrencies this year. From the CMC Editorial Desk: It’s… taaaax season. Before you panic, what do you need to know as you’re filing returns on your crypto? Find …
A Crypto Derivatives Primer
Learn about crypto derivatives, risk management and the solutions they offer. From the CMC editorial desk: With increasing interest in crypto derivatives and the function they serve in managing risk, what must you know about them? We asked LXDX, and …
The Premise and Promise of Digital Securities (DS)
What they are, how they improve on existing models, and what makes them different from utility tokens. (Part 1 of 3 in a series about Digital Securities) From the CoinMarketCap editorial desk: Continuing with our exploration of security tokens, we …
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CoinMarketCap joins the ecosystem in Malta
Malta, January 7th, 2019 – CoinMarketCap, the world’s most trusted and accurate source of data for the cryptocurrency market, is to join the office space at the Malta-based chiliZ Blockchain Campus. We aim to better localize and improve our product …
Digital Gold: A Game-Changer for Traditional and Digital Currencies
Disruption of the global monetary order Trust in currencies is vital for the global economy to function. In the past, when metal money was prevalent, people exchanged gold and silver coins because they were inherently valuable. By contrast, today’s paper …
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ETH 2.0: What you need to know
EatTheBlocks explains the basics of ETH 2.0 and what the changes will look like when they are implemented on the CoinMarketCap blog.
Tokenized Securities (STO) – A Contrarian Overview
Radical Finance gives a quick overview about security tokens and their challenges on the CoinMarketCap blog.
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Building Confidence in Asset-Backed Tokens
Digix writes about how to build confidence in asset-backed tokens such as physical gold on the CoinMarketCap blog.
According to CoinMarketCap (2018 Edition)
CoinMarketCap shares its views about the 2018 cryptocurrency market with never-before-seen charts and graphs from data internally.
Stablecoin overview: A condensed version
MakerDAO explains the meaning and mechanisms behind stablecoins on the CoinMarketCap blog.
How to list your token/coins on exchanges after your ICO worry-free
Cryptocurrencies are gaining a lot of popularity recently – and with popularity, comes many businesses looking to enter the field. Blockchain is attracting many legitimate businesses looking to apply the technology to their products, but at the same time many …
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