At some point, probably sooner rather than later, the country will be fully connected with gigabit-speed internet. And when this happens, we’ll know — the term “gigabit” is a concrete benchmark that is either met, or not. At the moment, however, our goal is the much more nebulous “broadband”. We’ve…
The FCC’s announcement of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) was met with approval from the broadband industry. Now that we’ve had time to digest the plan, and have heard more about the internal mechanisms, new questions are arising regarding how it works and how it might go wrong.
Key advantages of RDOF
One…
- Our current financial system adds to income inequality
- DeFi opens up the financial opportunities that have historically only been available to the wealthy to the rest of the population
- VEVA is at the bleeding edge of this revolution and has pioneered a new financial structure to take advantage of the…
- 24.7 million Americans don’t have access to broadband internet, deepening the digital divide
- Anti-competitive maneuvering and functional monopolies from the big ISPs play a significant role, as do ineffective federal regulations
- Data is either opaque or unavailable at best, or blatantly manipulated at worst
- The digital divide will remain problematic…
- Crypto is still missing a few pieces: regulation, technology, distribution
- VEVA is engineering a new type of asset class, built to work with today’s finance but able to scale into the blockchain world when ready
- First offerings will be fixed assets in the Wireless Broadband space
In the fall of…
At 10AM EST on May 31, 2018, Coindesk held a virtual panel called ICOs: the State of Global Regulation. The four panelists were:
Martin Bartlam: Partner with DLA Piper (London)
- DLA Piper: www.dlapiper.com
Amy Davine Kim: General Counsel, Chamber of Digital Commerce
Caitlin Long: Co-founder of Wyoming Blockchain…
Like most things in finance, a bubble is hard to define, and even harder to recognize. While we can’t help you predict the next big market booms and crashes, we can give you more information that may help you make better decisions. …
Well, the crypto bull market seems to be coming back — and with it, talk of Lambos and mooning. Also back are relative newcomers to the space, and all the associated questions and dreams of getting rich quick. The common narrative suggests that the easiest (ha! “easiest”) way to do…
I spend a lot of time talking to people with various levels of experience in finance and blockchain technology, and certain topics come up over and over again. One of the most common, and the most misunderstood, is Market Cap.
What is Market Cap?
Market capitalization, or market cap, is often used colloquially to…
The crypto market is can be intimidating, not only due to the volatility and technical hurdles but also because of the sheer volume of young and upcoming ICOs. These ICOs often promote themselves as “the next Bitcoin” or otherwise imply that vast riches are just around the corner, if only…
