Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have been a topic of interest for central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States (the Fed) for some time now. The concept of a CBDC is essentially a digital version of a country’s fiat...
In November of last year shortly after the FTX collapse, Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum, released his "Proof of Solvency" white paper, which proposed a new way to verify that a cryptocurrency exchange is solvent, meaning that it has sufficient...
Along the lines of what we have been saying for well over 18 months now, we are concerned about the macroeconomy- specifically commercial real estate and highly levered businesses/individuals. These sentiments come after continuing to underwrite countless deals...
Ever since rates started rising well over 12 months ago, we have been talking about the stress that will be put on all areas of the economy for a sustained period of time. It’s clear to see with the recent news of Silicon Vally Bank and Signature Bank that we are...
Real World Problems Being Solved with Blockchain TechnologyWhether you believe in the actual technology or have just heard about it through the general hype, it appears that blockchains and cryptocurrencies have now touched pretty much everybody’s life in one way...
An analysis on current “decentralization” in modern technology; what it is, the pros and cons, why it's a spectrum for consumers and businesses (including more on NFTs and DAOs), and a teaser on our next article "Real World Problems Being Solved with Blockchain...