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Paribus : Conflicting Narratives

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Time Stamp: January 17, 2023 2:00 PM - Modified On: January 17, 2023 - Published By:
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If the past year has taught us anything it’s that no one has a crystal ball when it comes to predicting future moves in the crypto market. Macroeconomic factors and black swan events have time and again overpowered technical analysis. This week China will celebrate the Lunar New Year and move from the year of the Tiger into the year of the Rabbit. Already there are several confusing and sometimes conflicting narratives as to what the coming year will bring. Many commentators are expecting 2023 to be beset by continued

The Price is Right

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Time Stamp: December 27, 2022 4:09 PM - Modified On: December 27, 2022 - Published By:
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This week we dig a little deeper into our rationale and the challenges we’ve faced in developing a new protocol. As we’ve seen this year, borrowing and lending in crypto can be a risky business which is why we’ve taken our time to thoroughly plan and think through the process. Two essential lessons everyone should have learned in 2022 are that leverage is bad and giving away control of your crypto is a recipe for disaster. To ensure neither of these situations occurs with Paribus we’ve followed the safest approach

Passport of the Future

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2022 4:20 AM - Modified On: November 18, 2022 - Published By:
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A few years ago if you were to talk about governments being able to control your money and impose travel restrictions on their citizens most people would roll their eyes and ask where your tin foil hat was. These days however the dystopian future dreamt of by science fiction authors is rapidly becoming a reality. When it comes to dystopian visions of society and governmental overreach, most people’s first thoughts turn to China. Although they may be ahead of the curve at the moment, their path to a digital future

Organized Chaos

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Time Stamp: November 5, 2022 11:01 AM - Modified On: November 5, 2022 - Published By:
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This week saw another round of interest rates hikes by central banks to try and control inflation. With all the talk of a potential pivot in monetary policy, interest rates continued their parabolic rise by 75 basis points in the UK, and the US. Initially the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a 0.75% interest rate increase caused markets to jump because this was the rise they’d been expecting and had already priced in. However, in the subsequent press conference the tone was more hawkish which caused the markets to drop a