Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos from Mosaic The bear market of 2018 continues to linger on despite tremendous interest from large financial institutions and considerable progress made towards development activity in the cryptoasset ecosystem. Predictably, high volatility has and will continue to be a hallmark of the market on a quarter-by-quarter basis. …

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Lanre Ige & Rik Bhattacharyya from Mosaic Smart contract platforms often use token sales to bootstrap their software development and early communities, as was the case with Ethereum (raising ≈ $18.4 million), Tezos (raising ≈ $232 million), & EOS (raising ≈ $4.2 billion). The mechanisms of a given token sale can have a long-lasting impact on the…

By Eliézer Ndinga In the midst of an intense year towards completing the next protocol upgrade called Sapling, Zcash (ZEC) has caught the attention of many market participants and has been listed on various exchanges. Most notably, Gemini in mid-May of this year became the first licensed custodian and exchange…

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos and Eliézer Ndinga Cryptocurrencies have attracted a lot of attention from speculative investors because of the promise blockchain technology offers for revolutionizing a variety of industries. …

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos from Mosaic Introduction The global cryptoasset market has been nothing short of eventful in the past week. What was looking like an all-out Armageddon in the collapse Ethereum seems to have at least stabilized in the near term. ETH sharply rebounded off of the years lows of $167 to $226 in a matter…

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos and Eliézer Ndinga When reading daily crypto news coverage, it’s easy to get the impression that events in the United States and Europe are driving changes in cryptocurrency prices. In truth, headlines from Asia have a massive impact on the price of Bitcoin. We analyzed the impact of key headline events from China…

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos and Lanre Ige Introduction This article will look at treasury selling across some of the most popular Ethereum-based token sale projects in an attempt to understand the effect treasury selloffs have on a given project’s operations. …

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos and Eliézer Ndinga If you’re a crypto investor, you might feel like the current bear market is never going to end. But history shows that is unlikely to be the case. Bitcoin has been declared dead more than 300 times over the course of its nine-year lifespan. …

Every week the Mosaic research team will delve into important topics within the cryptoasset space. — Jason Yannos and Eliézer Ndinga Introduction Identifying and understanding the key components and drivers needed to evaluate the sustainability of both cities and cryptonetworks is no easy task. While cities have had their data analyzed and mulled over for more than 100 years, cryptonetworks such as Bitcoin are still in their early days. …