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• Tokenization of Real World Assets (RWA) Takes Off - Why 2026 Marks the Breakout Phase for Digital Assets like Real Estate

  Tokenization is rapidly transforming capital markets by bringing real-world assets such as real estate onto blockchain infrastructure. As regulation, institutional adoption and market infrastructure converge, a regulated ecosystem for digital securities is emerging across Europe - with Germany playing a leading role through frameworks like the eWpG. This article explores why 2026 may mark the breakout phase for tokenized assets and what it means for investors, issuers and financial markets.

  Finance & Controlling•Markus Hammer•30 Mar 2026•8 minutes

  

• Cryptoassets: Intrinsic Value Matters

  Today, "crypto" is hardly understood as an investment instrument. Crypto is obviously not crypto, and the positions on what is valid sometimes diverge diametrically, even between proven authorities. This leads to great uncertainty among experts, and even more so among the general public. This article aims to shed some light through the fog onto crypto and help distinguish crypto-scam from crypto-value. It will show which cryptoassets and crypto tokens have intrinsic value and how this could be measured in the future using fundamental value analysis methods. The two largest and oldest cryptos, BTC (of the Bitcoin network) and ETH (of the Ethereum network), serve as reference points and examples.

  Blockchain & Smart Contracts•Markus Hammer•22 May 2023•19 minutes

  

• Integrating Uncertainty into Business Cases for Better Investment Decisions

  How should you deal with uncertainty in business cases? This article helps to understand the opportunities, anticipate risks and - most importantly - make better investment decisions.

  Innovation•Dr. Marcus Liehr•16 May 2023•11 minutes

  

• ChatGPT as an Investment Assistant

  Can ChatGPT teach financial literacy, suggest general investment advice, and help create diversified portfolios? Will replace creativity or decision-making in investing?

  Banking & Financial Services•Tetyana Kohansal•17 Apr 2023•7 minutes

  

• KPIs Explained: Definition, Types, and Benefits of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  In this article, we'll explore the definition of KPIs, the different types of KPIs that exist, and the benefits that businesses can gain from implementing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the right way.

  Data•MoreThanDigital Insights•16 Feb 2023•16 minutes

  

• How companies invest well in times of crisis

  "Never let a good crisis go to waste." This sentence, addressed by former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to then U.S. President Barack Obama, makes it clear that crises are not only a threat, but also offer special opportunities. Crises can expose weaknesses in companies that were not visible in good times or whose elimination was not important. A sense of urgency is created to address large and small change processes. Changes in markets and customer needs also create new opportunities for growth. Unique opportunities arise to make targeted investments in the future.

  Strategy•Dr. Marcus Liehr•8 Aug 2022•11 minutes

  

• Automation in the workplace - what employees think about it

  After years of hype, automation came into its own during the pandemic. Companies around the world found that existing resources, human capital and processes could not scale in the face of a crisis.

  Finance & Controlling•Tradeshift•1 Aug 2022•5 minutes

  

• Automation in accounting is on the rise - change in accounting

  Covid is forcing companies to transform their daily operations. Automation is no longer seen as a costly and complicated way for accountants to lose their jobs. Instead, it is an urgent necessity and brings with it a host of benefits.

  Finance & Controlling•Tradeshift•26 May 2022•4 minutes

  

• Important Blockchain Trends For 2022

  The crypto world was booming and transforming in 2021 with its new blockchain trends and inventions, but 2022 will bring even more.

  Blockchain & Smart Contracts•Tetyana Kohansal•17 Nov 2021•5 minutes

  

• With experiments to validated business ideas

  No one needs to become a scientist to conduct experiments to test business ideas. However, there are a few basic principles to keep in mind. In this article, I discuss why validating business ideas is important and how experiments are most effectively implemented.

  Innovation•Dr. Marcus Liehr•20 Jun 2021•10 minutes

  

• SET Model for business strategy planning – Survive / Expand / Transform

  The SET Model helps to identify much more than just strategic ressoruce allocation. We show what it means and why you should look at these numbers closely.

  Strategy / Vision•Benjamin Talin•10 Jun 2021•7 minutes

  

• Important Crypto Trends for 2021

  The Crypto World is changing fast. Here are the biggest topic and trends around blockchain, crypto and crypto finance you have to know in 2021.

  Finance & Controlling•Tetyana Kohansal•23 Feb 2021•7 minutes