Tag: US

Proliferation
Are crypto-backed mortgages the future?

Once upon a time, sub-prime mortgages were the bright, new kids on the block…and we all know what happened there. Now, some 20 years on with interest rates at record lows (at least for the time being) and bricks and mortar still a potent investment, it was inevitable that crypto-backed mortgages, in some form or […]

3 years ago
Finance
Fidelity to attract 18-35 year olds with Metaverse gig

The investment giant Fidelity launched a Metaverse outpost in Decentraland in April The move was calculated to bring attention to two new ETFs: the Metaverse ETF (FMET)  and the Crypto Industry and Payments ETF (FDIG) Financial literacy in the Metaverse The investment company Fidelity opened up an outpost in Decentraland in late April – the […]

3 years ago
Crypto
Stablecoin hell and how to survive the next crypto winter

Crypto’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month  The Terra/Luna debacle has sent shockwaves through the crypto world Stablecoins and crypto stalwarts alike are taking a massive hit Over the course of a week in early May, several things happened in quick succession: the algorithmic stablecoin UST, supposedly fixed at one USD, depegged from the dollar. It […]

3 years ago