Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the SEC’s newly expanded crypto enforcement division including SEC Commission Peirce’s dissatisfied comments, how regulatory clarity continues to be a problem for crypto startups, and why SEC regulatory clarity will be good for the industry.
Asset Manager VanEck Launches Community NFTs
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes asset manager VanEck’s community NFT launch and explores VanEck’s increasingly prominent role in cryptocurrencies and how the VanEck NFTs may demonstrate a new way for asset managers to engage their investors.
Coinbase NFT Marketplace is Live — Here’s a Look at the Opportunity that Presents Coinbase
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the Coinbase NFT marketplace beta launch, exploring the impact of the launch features, how the company will balance its mixed Web2 and Web3 strategies, and how Coinbase could position its NFT Marketplace for success by positioning it as a poster child for good governance.
With The Argus System, Microsoft Research and Collaborators Seek to Leverage Ethereum to Prevent Piracy
Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on newly announced research, developed in collaboration with Microsoft Research Asia, Alibaba, Carnegie Mellon, and East China Normal University in Shanghai, proposing an Ethereum-based approach to combating software piracy. This distributed ledger-based approach seeks to combat the challenges around reporting software piracy and providing a robust and transparent incentive structure.
What Does the Poly Network Hack Mean for DeFi
Futurum Research Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the huge $600 million DeFi hack performed on the Poly Network. As the details of the hack become apparent Dickens takes a look at the details behind the hack and the wider implications for DeFi going forward.