Aave Project success & insights
What is Aave? Aave, originally named ETHLend, is an open-source liquidity protocol initially designed to enable interest on deposits and to borrow assets. It is one of the first DeFi projects to enable lending, borrowing, and interest on crypto assets in a decentralized manner. This lending system is built on the Ethereum protocol through a […]
Cryptocurrency Trading Strategies
Cryptocurrency trading is the speculation on cryptocurrency price movements when buying and selling the underlying digital coin through an exchange. Traders may speculate on the long-term change in price or short-term price movements when staking their funds. That is cryptocurrency trading in a nutshell. In this article, we will dive deeper into this relatively new […]
NFTs explained
An introduction to NFTs and “crypto-art” world Since the launch of blockchain technology in 2009, the decentralized network has been developing at an amazing rate. This innovation opened a floodgate in the digital world that aims to transform many industries. Each of the past five years has brought with it new applications in the blockchain […]
Hot & cold wallets: What are them and how do they work?
What is a crypto wallet? A crypto-wallet is a device, physical medium, programme or service designed to manage public and private keys that allow cryptocurrency transactions. It is necessary to have a cryptocurrency wallet in order to manage your money and keep it safe. How crypto wallets work? Crypto-wallets do not physically store cryptocurrencies. They […]
The story and insight of the Ethereum project
Ethereum is a digital platform based on blockchain technology and Distributed Ledger Technology. It is the platform on which the Ether cryptocurrency (ETH) and also thousands of distributed applications run. Behind the Ethereum project, there is the idea of Vitalik Buterin, a developer born in 1994 in Kolomna, Russia, but raised in Canada. Bitcoin and […]
Business Applications of Blockchain & Real Use Cases
Blockchain has become a term so abused that it is difficult to understand, given the vast and indefinite technological environment to which many would like to apply it. This is due to the excessive hype that accompanied this new technology, where blockchain was advertised as a magic recipe capable of innovating any business. All this […]
Monetum becomes a member of the Financial Services Standards Association (VQF)
Monetum Gains Swiss Regulatory Approval We are now a member of the Swiss Financial Services Standards Association (VQF). VQF itself is the largest cross-industry Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) with the longest history that meets the standards established by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Officially authorized by FINMA, VQF is entrusted to oversee the compliance of […]
DeFi’s Amazing Market Growth
The economic value present in DeFi platforms has almost tripled since the beginning of the year, reaching 42 billion dollars. Currently it’s around 36 billion, following the downsizing of the market on February 23rd. The Index DeFi Pulse , which tracks ten of the largest tokens by market capitalization, has risen more than 260% year […]
Decrypting Crypto: Q&A with Julio Ferrón
Monetum had a chance to speak to Julio Ferrón de Jesús, a Senior Consultant, Financial Services – Financial Crime at KPMG Spain. His line of work focuses on driving opportunities within the crypto sector and also acts as a coordinator for KPMG’s European Virtual Assets Group in the area of FinCrime. It was in 2015 […]
Decrypting Crypto: Q&A with Marco Lavanna
If you’re like most people, chances are when you hear the word “Bitcoin or Cryptocurrency”, you would shrug your shoulders and say “your guess is as good as mine.” But as with much of the finance world — which deliberately uses confusing and complicated language — you feel lost and skeptical. Marco Lavanna, Founder and […]