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• The Great Convergence ‒ The Institutionalisation of DeFi

  The institutionalisation of DeFi is progressing despite the depressed crypto markets. But is adopting DeFi concepts to CeFi systems with central governance the right approach? Regardless of the answer, applying DeFi-protocols to CeFi can help to innovate it. The institutionalisation of DeFi is driven by major international financial institutions and asset managers but also boutique size firms supported by regulators and industry associations. A case in point is the huge potential in private market assets. Alternative investing platforms that open access to non-traditional assets for retail investors will have a transformative impact on both retail and institutional investing.

  Banking & Financial Services•Urs Bolt•16 Dec 2022•8 minutes

  

• Tokenization - Definition, Challenge and Use of the Token Economy.

  Tokenization allows virtually any real-world asset to be represented on the Blockchain. By 2027, according to a WEF estimate, 10% of global GDP will be stored on the Blockchain, around USD 9.38 trillion. The central building block for the emergence of a token economy is tokenization. This article describes what it is all about and its partly disruptive significance.

  Blockchain & Smart Contracts•Markus Hammer•8 Feb 2022•11 minutes

  

• Ethereum & Co. - General-purpose blockchains are more than just payment systems

  Bitcoin is blockchain, but blockchain is not Bitcoin. Today, hundreds of standalone blockchain systems exist, the most powerful besides Bitcoin is Ethereum. As the first general-purpose blockchain, it goes far beyond Bitcoin's readiness for use as a payment system, virtually single-handedly dominating the Defi and NFT markets, for example, and has now even surpassed Bitcoin in terms of the number of users. Benefits of general-purpose blockchains for the economy and society explained.

  Blockchain & Smart Contracts•Markus Hammer•22 Oct 2021•11 minutes

  

• Digital Asset Bundles: The next ETFs — but better!

  Bundles of digital assets stand good chances to be as revolutionary as ETFs were 30 years ago. Bringing investment processes to another level of simplicity, versatility, liquidity and cost-efficiency, they are set to make a major impact on the financial services industry in the near future.

  Banking & Financial Services•Dr. Patrick Schueffel•5 Oct 2021•5 minutes

  

• Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - high potential with new rules of the game

  The transformation in the financial industry is progressing. Disruptive technologies, increased transparency, lack of trust in central instances, high speed and changing customer needs are important drivers of digital transformation. Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are coming into play as innovations. These enable financial services to be used in a decentralized manner across the globe via the internet and blockchain technology. The original use case is Bitcoin, which enables peer-to-peer (P2P) payments. The next stage of expansion is referred to as Decentralized Finance (DeFi). DeFi has the potential to change the world and enable 1.7 billion unbanked people to access finance.

  Banking & Financial Services•Roberto Zimmermann•1 Sept 2021•7 minutes

  

• DeFi - Decentralized Finance explained

  DeFi is a new paradigm that is gaining popularity in the financial world. Using automated processes, a peer-2-peer approach and blockchain technology, it challenges traditional finance. Following the DeFi logic, intermediaries such as banks, stock exchanges and insurers will soon be obsolete.

  Banking & Financial Services•Dr. Patrick Schueffel•17 Apr 2021•8 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