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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 ContractsMarkus Hammer11 minutes
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 ContractsMarkus Hammer11 minutes
The hype around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) continues. While many haven't even heard of it or dismiss it as the next hype in the crypto bubble, others are talking about a breakthrough in connecting the physical with the digital world. The article explains why this may actually be the case.
Blockchain & Smart ContractsThomas Müller5 minutes
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 ServicesDr. Patrick Schueffel8 minutes
Blockchain and cryptography are changing not only our thinking and monetary system but our social models. What impact can it have?
Blockchain & Smart ContractsKaren Wendt4 minutes
