By Tyshe Jiang | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern What is Chainlink Chainlink decentralized oracle networks allow complex and universal smart contracts on any blockchain by providing tamper-proof inputs, outputs, and computations. Chainlink network was founded in 2017 by Sergey Nazarov. New York University awarded him a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an […]

By Aidan Kalish | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern Filecoin is a peer-to-peer blockchain protocol focused on creating a decentralized storage network. Starting in 2014 but only appearing on the market in October 2020, Filecoin allows users to rent or buy storage spaces from another computer in which they would store their files. The […]

By Aidan Kalish | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern THORChain is a liquidity protocol that enables users to effortlessly exchange digital currencies. THORChain is similar to other decentralized exchanges (DEXs) but the difference is that many DEXs are limited to operating strictly on one blockchain while THORChain is cross-chain compatible, making it easy to […]

By Tyshe Jiang | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern What is Algorand Algorand is a self-sustaining, decentralized blockchain-based network that can be used for a variety of purposes. These systems are safe, scalable, and efficient, which are all necessary for effective real-world applications. The Algorand network was founded in 2017 by Silvio Micali, a […]

By Tyshe Jiang | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern What occurred during the September FOMC meeting:             The Federal Reserve approved its third consecutive interest rate rise of 75 basis points. Also, they indicated that they will likely continue to increase the fed funds rate in the future by a large amount. The most recent […]

By Aidan Kalish | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern Helium is a blockchain-powered network of long-range wireless hotspots. Launched in 2019, the goal of Helium is to create a network for the Internet of Things (IoT) called “The People’s Network.” Traditionally only computers and smartphones, which are essentially portable computers, have been able to […]