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The Challenges and Opportunities behind the Convergence of AI and Blockchain.

  Over the last decade, the potential overlap between cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI) — two significant technological trends of the last decade. The curiosity stems from a natural inclination to find a connection between these innovative domains. On the surface, the synergy seems apparent: the decentralizing force of cryptocurrency could offset the centralizing tendencies of AI, while AI's complexity could be made more transparent through blockchain technologies, which are adept at data management and verification. However, the conversation often hit a snag when delving into concrete applications, leading to

From Dominance to Compliance

Last Tuesday saw Binance settle its long-running legal disputes with several U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). However, they failed to reach an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding their pending charges. As part of the settlement, Binance has agreed to pay an eye-popping fine of $4.3 billion. Furthermore, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, will step down

Market Making in Decentralized Finance

Defi market making is a burgeoning industry in the decentralized finance space. AMMs, aka Automated Market Makers, have become a staple of the decentralized exchange industry, and are an excellent means of facilitating the exchange of assets at a desired price. However, market makers must be cautious about the risks involved. Among other things, borrowing inventory from other participants is a major challenge. In addition, the market maker must be mindful of the risks posed by price fluctuations. If the market maker is uninformed, he may not be able to

The Central Problem

The black swan events of LUNA and FTX that have so far characterized crypto in 2022 left many in the space wondering how we got here. What began as a quiet revolution focused on decentralization and financial sovereignty has been corrupted by greed and the centralization of power and control. If crypto has any hope of a future it can only be found in reaffirming the central tenets of decentralization and financial sovereignty. While the media claim these problems are the fault of a lack of regulation it’s worth considering

A DeFi Drought Crisis

Just when we thought it was safe to breathe a sigh of relief from all the crypto liquidity contagion, another one started to appear last week with BendDAO, an NFT borrowing, and lending platform. Due to structural faults in the way the protocol had been created there came a point when it was perched on the brink of insolvency. What we’ve witnessed over the past few months has been a clash between the overconfidence of some project founders and the realities of the emerging crypto market. It’s an unusual dynamic