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Bitmex and Identity as an Attack Vector
Historically in crypto anonymous teams have been seen as a risk and avoided by investors. We argue that the Bitmex charges and other cases like it will increasingly drive the realization that in some...
4 Min
Asset Management
Oct 2020
Crypto Taxation
October 15th is the final extension deadline to submit tax returns for the 2019 tax year. Our team felt it would be helpful to put together a brief report to help all our clients better understand thi...
1 Min
DeFi
Oct 2020
The Ripple Effects of the BitMEX Takedown
Breaking down the BitMEX takedown and its implications for DeFi and crypto writ large. Perhaps neither bullish nor bearish, it serves as a reminder there may have to be some compromises along the way...
6 Min
Spot Exchange
Oct 2020
CSOs & The Evolution of Capital
Continuous securities offerings are a way to align incentives between a company and its key stakeholders more directly in a world in which strong community engagement will become increasingly importan...
7 Min
Structured Products
Oct 2020
Aragon Court
In our recent report on Nexus, we discussed the opportunity and importance of smart contract insurance to hedge technical risk. There are other forms of risk in need of mitigation as well though, and...
1 Min
Insurers
Oct 2020
Smart Stablecoins and its Emerging Stack
The composable nature of Ethereum begets the layering of defi primitives and assets. One clear, but a generally underappreciated example of this is smart’ stablecoins. While catalyzed by the yield far...
5 Min
DeFi
Oct 2020
For our Sept 2020 analyst call, we spent time covering our recent Mystic Axie purchase and our proposals for the DXdao, PowerPool, and Pickle communities....
1 Min
NFTs & Gaming
Sep 2020
Bonding Curve & Governance Model for DXdao v1.0
In our new report, we made three proposals to DXdao. This model contains the formulas for the new governance methodology and bonding curve shape that we proposed....
1 Min
DAO
Sep 2020
Three Proposals for DXdao
Since the release of our report in August, the engagement we’ve encountered from DXdao’s community has been nothing short of incredible. In this follow-up, our team presents three proposals focused on...
2 Min
DAO
Sep 2020
$SHROOM Showing Potential
Shroom Finance proposes to be a 100% community owned DeFi protocol, governed through a DAO, that focuses on in-game asset minting, launches, and trading. The platform could ultimately become a useful...
5 Min
Vaults
Sep 2020
Keep’s tBTC: Re-entering the Race
On the back of Keep Network re-launching tBTC, we take a look at the latest developments and what to expect given the high demand for tokenized BTC on Ethereum....
6 Min
Layer 1 / L1
Sep 2020
Axie Rarity & Utility Calculator v1.0
We designed this tool to help our Institutional+ members quickly compare the rarity of different Mystic Axies. We'll be adding more functionality in future releases....
1 Min
NFTs & Gaming
Sep 2020
Why We Spent $159k On Digital Battle Pets
Last night our team purchased 5 Axies for 473.5 ETH (worth ~$159k at the time). Here's why we're so excited about this investment....
15 Min
Gaming
Sep 2020
One Big Macro Trade - Macro Monthly
Financial markets are increasingly driven by global policy rather than underlying fundamentals. Elevated intermarket correlations between major asset classes puts financial markets on fragile ground,...
2 Min
Asset Management
Sep 2020
Proposed PowerPool LM Model
We propose a comprehensive, long-term oriented model that charts a sustainable path forward for the community heading into the mainnet launch of the PowerIndex....
1 Min
DAO
Sep 2020
Pickle Finance: More Than Just A Meme
Pickle is a new protocol with the basic goal of using farming incentives and strategies to bring stablecoins back to their pegs. This strategy is cycle agnostic and can generate alpha in DeFi bull or...
10 Min
Stablecoins
Sep 2020
Unforkable Moats in DeFi
While moats are crucial to long-term value accrual and sustainability, DeFi’s open, permissionless nature makes it difficult to establish moats due to the possibility of forking. We explore four unfor...
8 Min
Spot Exchange
Sep 2020
$GHST Coming Out Of Its Shell
Unlike other NFT projects, rarity is not fixed in the Aavegotchi universe. It is constantly fluctuating based on a number of inter-woven dynamics. Your ultra-rare NFT might become less rare the follow...
8 Min
NFTs
Sep 2020
Bitcoin Outlook 9/21/2020
In this report, we dig into Bitcoin’s outlook amidst an uncertain macro backdrop. We unpack notable long-term miner, exchange, and holder base metrics, as well as touch on where Bitcoin could move in...
1 Min
DeFi
Sep 2020
Bitcoin Breakout Tease & Looming Market Risks
Bitcoin flirts with a breakout while market risks begin to surface....
9 Min
Spot Exchange
Sep 2020