In August, crypto markets did not continue the positive development seen in July. While BTC was mostly trading sideways until mid of the month, macro headwinds led to a material price decline in the second half of August. BTC ended the month with 12.9% lower, while ETH only lost 5.3%. …

After a challenging first half of 2022, in July positive sentiment finally returned to crypto markets. While all major risk assets were up in the double digits, it is interesting to see that there was quite a divergence in those positive returns. So let’s have a closer look… Update on…

In today’s low-yield environment investors are facing a dilemma: traditional asset classes like bonds, equities or real estate offer only dire yield opportunities but are subject to considerable macro and interest rate risks. High inflation (7.5% in the Eurozone per April 202²¹) makes the situation even worse. Given these circumstances…

While the waves of the Terra / LUNA collapse in May had somewhat calmed in early June, lending platform Celsius announced that they would halt withdrawals on June 12, sending markets down sharply. …

We are honored and incredibly proud to have successfully hosted our first DeFi Livestream Conference on June 14, 2022. Six thought leaders spoke about the hot topics in the DeFi world. We thank our speakers: Philipp Sandner, Peter Grosskopf, Agata Ferreira, Magnus Jones, Fabian Kroll and Philipp Marcello Schuldner. If you missed the event, do not worry! We have recorded all sessions: Philipp Sandner (Frankfurt School) — “State of DeFi — Where Are We and What’s Coming?”

May 2022 was certainly a month that will be remembered in the history of crypto and DeFi for the implosion of the Terra ecosystem. On May 10, UST, the Terra stable coin, experienced a 25% de-peg from the US dollar. While this did not come as a big surprise to…

We are hosting a DeFi Livestream Conference on June 14, 2022. In two hours, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, six speakers will talk about the hot topics in the DeFi world. We are looking forward to welcome these speakers: Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner (Frankfurt School): State of DeFi — Where Are We and What’s Coming? Peter Grosskopf (Unstoppable Finance): Non-Custodial Wallets Agata Ferreira, PhD (Status IM): EU Regulatory Developments in DeFi

Welcome to our first monthly market wrap-up. In this space we will comment on developments in the DeFi world that caught our attention. So besides the big movers and shakers stories, do also expect some opinions on emerging developments in the crypto space. Crypto Asset Conference 2022 in Frankfurt April started off with the #CAC22A in…

While the cryptocurrency industry has undergone an incredible bull run in the first months of 2021, with the market cap temporarily peaking at over $2.5 trillion just to plummet by nearly 50% in the subsequent months, it is exactly this circumstance that once again revealed a major issue standing in…