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• 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

  

• 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

  

• 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

  

• Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - Digital Money for our Central Banks

  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is digital central bank money issued on a new technical infrastructure. While technically similar to private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is a legal tender issued by central banks. What businesses and especially consumers need to know about it.

  Public Administration & Defense•Dr. Patrick Schueffel•25 Feb 2021•9 minutes

  

• Smart Contracts, Blockchain & Co - Differences, Definition and Basics about the Distributed Ledger Technology

  Distributed ledger technology is the basis for all current systems such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Hyperledger, etc. But what is it? What does Blockchain mean, and what are Smart Contracts? We help against confusion and explain the principles of crypto technologies.

  Technology•Benjamin Talin•23 Jul 2018•5 minutes