Author: Pascal Hügli

What is the most important thing to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. The trends for 2020. Infrastructure protocols as incubator for future business models. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch Benefits of public infrastructure protocols The benefits of public infrastructure protocols should continue to be evident in 2020. 2019 was the year of Uniswap, a decentralised exchange protocol programmed by Hayden Adams within a few months. The project has shown one thing…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. The trends 2020. The Bitcoin Lightning network, not just a retail payment solution. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch Bitcoin Lightning Network in dealing with exchanges At the beginning of the year, the lighting network recorded a fairly strong inflow of Bitcoin. From mid-May onwards, however, the BTC volume in the Lighting network declined again (for limited reliability of Lighting metrics, see…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. Initial coin offerings are de facto dead. They are to be replaced by “security token offerings”. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch Legal foundations for raising capital are being created Initial coin offers are de facto dead. They are to be replaced by Security Token Offerings, since their tokens are based on a legally sound basis. Industry experts are in good spirits…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. Derivatives and related products. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch  2019 was the year of crypto financial products, especially derivatives. The launch of the Bakkt exchange and its physically cleared Bitcoin futures was highly anticipated. In addition, the exchange announced its intention to offer options based on the Bitcoin futures and an app for consumers by the new year at the latest.…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. Opportunities and limitations of business models, given the transparency of the blockchain. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch Transparency of the blockchain reaches application limit By 2020, more and more traditional companies are likely to find that real use cases based on public blockchains are not compatible with their existing business models. Block-chain-based applications promote transparency, a characteristic that does not suit…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. Crypto payments are still a long way from being widely adopted. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch Concept crypto currencies for daily use Over the past years, the Bitcoin community has increasingly come to understand that mainchain Bitcoins (as opposed to Lightning Bitcoin) are primarily used as a store of value in the (speculative) market, not as a generally accepted means of…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. The trends for 2020. Stablecoins will play an important role in 2020, also in terms of regulation. Stablecoins This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch What is the next step with the Stablecoins? Towards the end of 2019 a controversy has come to a head. The focus is on “permitted pseudonymity”. It allows you to send any number of Stablecoins without being bound…

What is especially important to have on the radar in the new year in the crypto world? We have identified eight different topics on which a lot will happen next year. The trends for 2020. We start with Ethereum. Ethereum 2.0 This article is part of a cooperation and originally published on 10×10.ch New year, new attempt. In the first quarter of 2020, the first phase of the update from Ethereum 1.0 to Ethereum 2.0 is scheduled to start. This first phase is designated as “Phase 0” and includes the concept of the “beacon chain”, which is to a certain…