Tag: China

The advent of stablecoin investment products is one of the most incredible developments at the junction of traditional finance and digital assets. The launch of stablecoins establishes a new paradigm shift in the banking industry by disrupting the traditional business model and impacting the financial customer experience. Financial firms can play a key role in […]

As 2023 comes to a close, the landscape of web3 jobs has undergone significant shifts. Bitcoin-mentioning jobs are down 95%, crypto jobs are cut by 90%, and blockchain jobs are cut by half. At a country level, Germany has seen the biggest fall from 1st to 9th place globally while losing 92% of the web3 […]

Bitcoin Mining Overview 2019-2023 The most mobile industry in the world: dramatic shift from China to the United States The most profound transformation within the Bitcoin mining sphere is China’s drastic decline, from 72% in 2019 to just 15% in 2023. This sharp decrease is widely attributed to the Chinese government’s stringent crackdown on Bitcoin […]

The price of bitcoin has surged back from its 2022 lows of $14k and is now steady at around $23k – despite recent setbacks – but does that mean cryptocurrency can stand alone from the banking industry? Far from it! The demise of Silicon Valley Bank rapidly followed by the implosion of Credit Suisse sent […]

In many countries, the uptake of cryptocurrency and the Blockchain has been fast and extremely popular. Around the world, the increase in crypto adoption between 2012 and 2021 was considerable, sending the price of Bitcoin up by 540,000% in this time period. However, the same has not been true in communist countries, such as Russia […]