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Philipp Pieper Co-founder at Swarm Markets GmbH

ESMA's crypto preparations, Ether 'flips' Bitcoin; Aave's stablecoin

Despite us moving into a traditionally quiet time of year, the world of crypto is still undergoing key changes in terms of market dynamics as well as regulation. I reflect on three key developments below that emerged this week: EU regulator ups the stakes on crypto regulation Ether flips bitcoin in options markets Aave stablecoin is a natural prog...

05 August 2022 /regulation /crypto DeFi

Philipp Pieper Co-founder at Swarm Markets GmbH

Worried about the crypto bubble bursting? It’s time to zoom out

Investors concerned about the apparent ‘bursting’ of the crypto bubble need to zoom out from short-term pain and look at past experiences of fast-moving technological markets. Who remembers Lycos? A darling of the tech bubble of the early 2000s, it is now consigned to little more than a footnote in the history of the internet. The firm sold for a...

30 June 2022 /wealth /crypto Decentralized Finance (DeFi)