I’m sorry I could not write anything last week, but I guess you have an idea why I was stuck at my desk for days, including during the weekend. A lot has happened, a lot! Credit Suisse, classified as a Global Systemically Important Bank (GSIB) or simply put an entity…

While cryptocurrencies are notorious for their high volatility, stablecoins stabilize crypto markets by allowing fiat currencies to be mirrored as digital tokens on the blockchain. With stablecoins, anyone can hold a token that’s purposefully engineered to keep its value with respect to the fiat money it represents. The need for…

Traditional contracts lack the ability to enforce their terms by themselves. Therefore intermediaries like governments are required to supervise the fulfillment of these terms and ensure that all included parties complete their part of the contract. So what happens if one of the parties violates the contract’s terms? To address…

Traditional contracts lack the ability to enforce their terms by themselves. Therefore intermediaries like governments are required to supervise the fulfillment of these terms and ensure that all included parties complete their part of the contract. So what happens if one of the parties violates the contract’s terms? To address…

Hey, for once, the focus of this market comment will not be about inflation, and I almost enjoy that. But unfortunately, it by no means is because the situation got better. The outlook is indeed grimmer than it was a few days ago. One can tell by looking at the…

Blockchains are usually public, meaning anyone can participate in the essential maintenance of these networks, such as validating transactions and storing them in blocks. In proof-of-work blockchains like Bitcoin, these network participants are known as miners, whereas in proof-of-stake blockchains like Ethereum, they are known as validators. Participants have to…

The main US equity index, the S&P 500 successfully tested its 200-day moving average on Thursday as it manages to bounce back and to close above it. The index could even reclaim its 50-day moving average on the next day. And looking at the strong macroeconomic data and the hawkish…

If you’re interested in the cryptocurrency market, you’ve probably heard of crypto exchanges, which are key venues for trading digital assets. However, not all crypto exchanges work the same way, especially when comparing a centralized exchange (CEX) like Coinbase to a decentralized exchange (DEX) like Uniswap. The major distinction between…

Last week was a rather difficult one and pretty much all equity indices retreated, with US indices losing more than 2%. Economic prints from the United States showed that the economy is still quite strong and that the long-awaited softer prices may not be around the corner. I have to…