Introduction The traditional banking system has shortcomings: lack of ability to self-custody, costly remittances & settlement processes, and narrow financial inclusion. Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) address these…
[Webinar Recording] Institutional Staking
Staking for PoS validation helps secure the blockchain, producing a real effect on efficiency of the chain, while simultaneously allowing institutional investors to earn rewards on crypto investments. What do…
Defi 101: Curve Finance
Introduction to Curve Curve was founded by Michael Egorov, a Russian physicist and entrepreneur who had previously co-founded an encryption protocol for big data called NuCypher, in early 2020. While…
Crypto Wallets: The Drivers of Mass Adoption
Your debit card does not hold your money. It only authorizes your bank account to send transactions to the banking system database. Similarly, your crypto wallet does not hold your…
[Podcast] Crypto Oracles with Steve Kaminsky (Jump)
Steve Kaminsky (Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects at Jump Crypto) joins The Tie‘s Fundamental Value podcast to discuss Jump’s crypto initiatives, contributions towards Pyth, and the importance of blockchain oracles….
Real World Assets: Finance’s Bridge to Crypto
If you missed our webinar with Maple Finance, Centrifuge, and Goldfinch last week, check it out here. The financial industry is on the verge of transformation. DeFi is slowly expanding…
[Podcast] Building Cowen Digital with Eric Rose & Drew Forman (Cowen)
Eric Rose (Managing Director and Head of Execution of Cowen Digital) and Drew Forman (Managing Director and Head of Cowen Digital) join The Tie‘s Fundamental Value podcast to discuss the…
Aptos vs Sui
Introduction After years of seeking regulatory compliance, Diem, a cryptocurrency payment project from Facebook/Meta, ended abruptly in 2022. Its assets were sold off, including the underlying blockchain network. In its…
[Webinar Recording] Real World Assets
Jack Melnick, VP of The Tie Research, is joined by Aaron Collett (Senior Credit Manager, Goldfinch), Colin Cunningham (Head of Business Development, Centrifuge), and Quinn Thompson, Head of Growth, Maple…
Creating the App-Chain Internet: Avalanche Subnets vs. Cosmos 2.0
Introduction Before the internet, computers had no method for transmitting data to other computers. Once computers could transmit data through a common language, or protocol, the internet rapidly expanded. The…