The Democratic Nature of DeFi
There’s a fascinating tension in crypto: there's the prevailing belief in the necessity, indeed the superiority, of decentralization. Then, there’s reality: when things hit the fan, folks respond by s...
27 Juli 202218min
Who Is Kirkland + Ellis LLP?
There’s an old joke in finance: when companies fight, lawyers win. And right now in crypto, lots of companies are fighting - some for their corporate lives. Kirkland + Ellis, one of the biggest law fi...
26 Juli 202217min
From Blackrock to Uniswap
Mary-Catherine Lader has a story to tell. She was a rising star at Blackrock when she left Wall Street and TradFi for crypto and DeFi. She's now chief operating officer at Uniswap Labs, creator of the...
25 Juli 202218min
DeFi versus TradFi
While there’s a perception that ideas like the blockchain are novel and groundbreaking, the reality is there’s lots of precedents for concepts like DAOs, or Initial Coin Offerings. This is particularl...
22 Juli 202218min
Temperatures Rise at Celsius
The crypto winter of 2022 has claimed several casualties so far, but as of late, there’s one name that’s on everyone’s lips: Celsius Network, the crypto lender that’s now trying to save its skin throu...
21 Juli 202215min
The Price of Crypto Admission
What do Rapper Jay-Z and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey have in common? No it's not music... It’s Bitcoin. If you spend enough time around people who believe that crypto can transform society, yo...
20 Juli 202213min
Analyzing The CeFi Wipeout
As investors around the world grapple with the reality of sustained declines in prices across crypto markets, stakeholders are asking the question: what’s next? And in some cases, who’s next? In this...
19 Juli 202215min
