CMCC Global writes monthly to investors, sharing our views on market dynamics and demystifying this new asset class.
Here we share selected insights, exploring important topics in the blockchain ecosystem.
Solana has become the clear challenger to Ethereum. Surging growth in the Solana ecosystem, coupled with innovative infrastructure upgrades makes it a much faster smart contract platform with growing attention from both users and developers.
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The fall of FTX shook the financial world and ignited conversations about the security, sustainability and future of crypto trading. In response to this, new companies and projects have emerged that offer superior decentralized solutions that mitigate the custody risks inherent in centralized platforms like FTX.
The US presidential debate at the end of June was a pivotal moment not just for the US election, but also for the breakout of crypto prediction markets into the mainstream. These markets have gone from relative obscurity to being quoted by the New York Times and Bloomberg, with over USD300m currently wagered on the election outcome.
Blockchain disruption is moving beyond the digital realm and into the physical. Today, physical infrastructure networks like mobile phone networks are capital intensive to build and as a result are highly centralized and run by oligopolies.