Industry Insights

With the loss of customer funds at FTX, crypto custody is front of mind for many digital asset investors. This month we wanted to offer our view on the state of crypto custody. We will outline the different options available to investors and provide an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.

On September 26, the co-founders and core contributors of the Cosmos ecosystem released an updated whitepaper. This paper outlines a fresh vision for where Cosmos is headed and a new economic model for the ATOM token, which is at the heart of the ecosystem.

This month we will dive into what this new vision is and review the key points laid out in the whitepaper.

This week, Ethereum will go through its largest upgrade ever. This event is known as “the Merge” and is the biggest technical event happening in crypto this year. This month we will dive into what the Merge is, how it is expected to take place and what the longer-term implications of the Merge are for Ethereum.

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For crypto to become truly mass-market, on-chain privacy must be enhanced, which is where zero-knowledge proofs come in. This month we will dive into what zero-knowledge proofs are, how they work and why advancing privacy and security in public blockchains will help drive mass market adoption.

In June, Solana hosted an event in New York where it announced a mobile phone alongside the “Solana Mobile Stack”, a range of software releases that will allow developers to build dedicated Solana mobile apps. This month we will dig into the Solana announcement and explore what the Solana Mobile Stack is and how it works.