This is another step in US Regulators’ efforts to provide clarification for companies operating in the crypto and blockchain space. This particular decision confirms what was already happening in the industry, which allows companies to move forward in an environment of certainty rather than ambiguity.

https://www2.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2021/nr-occ-2021-2.html

Partnerships will collectively move the industry forward - “Coopetition”as discussed by Antonio Brasse during this #SecurityToken panel at Futurist 2020.
#cryptocurrency #cryptotrading

This is a way for people (in the U.S.) to hedge their savings/portfolio. From an asset perspective, the value of the U.S. Dollar Currency index has been steadily going down, resulting in a depreciating asset. As a result, people are wanting to park their money into different asset classes/instruments, such as #cryptocurrencies and equities, in an effort to increase wealth.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sequoia-holdings-salary-bitcoin-idUSKBN29Q21G

Now is the time to explore investing in crypto and diversifying your crypto holdings. Look at projects with use cases that interest you. For more info on #cryptoinvesting, check out our 6 Pre-Investment Tips #blog post https://www.blockquake.com/6-pre-investment-tips-from-blockquakes-chief-strategist/

https://www.coindesk.com/mastercard-accepts-crypto-payments.
Congrats to Mastercard on seeking to expand their payment options into cryptocurrencies - it is a further sign of coming mass adoption. This will create more use cases beyond speculative trading. We’ll continue to see more and more companies accepting crypto as a form of payment.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2021/02/13/satoshi--company-the-10-most-important-scientific-white-papers-in-development-of-cryptocurrencies/?sh=3d4063872057

From the early 400 BC & the Ancient Dorian Greek Spartans who incorporated cipher as a way to communicate to present day applications of blockchain/crypto, there has always been a wide demand for all things related to cryptography. The current exponential growth in the digital economy space can ultimately be attributed to tech advancements over decades. From secure data encryption in 1979, to smart contracts in the early 1990s, to peer-to-peer electronic cash system in 2008, all these remnants of cryptography have been incorporated into blockchain & crypto.

What started as a white paper from Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 to introduce blockchain based crypto has now catalyzed into a global market demand by both retail & institutional companies (Crypto market cap is $1.499 Trillion as of 2/13/21). Realization of the benefits of this new asset class, along with the beneficial engineering capabilities the underlying tech has already brought to many business sectors have resulted in a worldwide mass adoption. With the world becoming more & more digital, things are only getting started for crypto!