Bridging traditional finance and digital assets on a global scale. This is Kraken’s long-term vision and it just took a major step toward realizing it. A New Era The second-longest operating digital asset exchange has had a year that is on par with any high-flying stock. It’s trading volume broke through $100 billion per quarter, […]
The next big decentralized finance breakthrough won’t come just from AI automation, tokenized assets, or yield farms. Instead, what will endure is structurally sound infrastructure that entire industries such as decentralized exchanges and smart contracts are built on. That’s what Ostium Labs is building. The Problems No One Wants to Admit Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is […]
Finance without friction. It may finally become the standard following Circle’s initial public offering (IPO). But what does the stablecoin issuer’s public listing mean for the traditional financial system, and has it set too high of a precedent for other native digital asset companies to follow? Integrating Digital Assets into the Financial System Fifty years […]
Despite market volatility, economic uncertainty, and a less-than-favorable funding environment, 61 deals for an aggregate value of $2.2 billion were completed in the digital asset space so far this year. A record. This consolidation is reshaping the industry, with deep implications for risk, returns, and strategies across the entire ecosystem. The First Stage Digital assets […]
Deep-pocketed tech giants have dominated the first phase of artificial intelligence. However, the next phase promises to be different. Decentralized AI is democratizing access to data and models. One startup is leading this change. We’re explaining what decentralized AI is, why it’s the future, and revealing one company building its foundation. The Antidote to Monopoly […]
Converting government-issued fiat currency into digital assets is filled with friction. Despite the majority of payments being made via electronic means, exchange is often still slow, expensive, and difficult. One platform is changing this and becoming a one-stop-shop for bridging the digital and fiat worlds. The World’s Most Dynamic Digital Market A 20% digital asset […]
Ownership of assets hasn’t always meant control over those assets. This is especially true when it comes to digital assets, with approximately 7 out of every 10 owners holding their assets in custodial wallets. However, there is a simpler, better, and more secure way to store your digital assets that gives you absolute control over […]
The entire world wants more artificial intelligence (AI). However, more AI requires production-ready Large Language Models (LLMs), which take time and money to develop. One platform custom-made for AI developers is aiming to help with this and reduce the ramp time for new LLMs. In this post, we will unpack what it is an how […]
Artificial Intelligence is growing more powerful by the day. So far, its biggest innovation has been AI agents, but we are quickly moving beyond this to broader general intelligence. One company is reshaping how it will be developed, scaled, and valued. The Ultimate Goal Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or human-like intelligence has been described as […]
Bitcoin is about incentives and aiming for incentive compatibility. The following commentary about Bitcoin, the blockchain, and the hotly debated OP_Return limit removal is by our venture partner Jonathan Bier from Farside Investors. We have republished it here in it’s entirety, without any editing. The OP_Return Limit The Bitcoin Core software repository recently removed the […]
The next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) is here. Unlike the first phase, it includes everything from advanced chips to mass automation, with all roads inevitably leading to robotics. We take a look inside the emerging general robotics industry and one robot maker at the bleeding edge of it. The Three Laws of Robotics “Robots […]
Blockchain technology is transforming capital markets beyond recognition. New ways of trading, clearing, and settling a variety of assets have emerged for the first time in nearly 40 years. But challenges to accessing this new tech, and migrating assets on to it, still remain. We reveal some solutions and one platform bringing assets onchain. Inefficient […]
Artificial Intelligence startups raised more than $130 billion in 2024. Many hundreds of billions more were invested by the corporate and public sectors. Then a Hangzhou, China-based generative AI startup backed with only a few million dollars called DeepSeek launched and dominated the competition. What comes next? Rapid Iteration andEvolution To find out where we’re […]
In an era where blockchain platforms are all competing for a limited number of innovative and transformative projects, a few chains stand out from the pack. The Avalanche Network (AVAX) is one such blockchain platform and we’re highlighting the reasons for its growing reputation as a “network without limits.” Team Rocket Looking back, 2018 was […]
Pushing the boundaries of what AI can achieve. This is what the art and science of fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) is all about. But pulling this off and mastering AI is a complex process fraught with challenges like overcoming built-in biases, overspecializing a model, and more, which we will demystify while presenting one tool […]
Open-source, low fees, stability, and scalability. These are just a few reasons why the Base ecosystem has become the fastest-growing platform for building decentralized applications (DApps) worldwide. But what is it exactly and how is it helping bridge the gap between traditional and decentralized finance? An Optimistic Rollup This may sound like a bygone 1980s […]
Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize industries and daily life, marking one of the most significant advancements since the internet. But if its going to have this kind of far-reaching impact, an ecosystem in which AI technologies thrive will first need to be established and several other challenges overcome as well. We look at what […]
The biggest challenge small business owners face is a lack of capital. Although technology has drastically changed how and where we use money, it has hardly changed our ability to access it. This is what one startup is attempting to solve and redefine the future of small business finance in the process. We’re revealing who […]
A more open, autonomous, and safer internet. These are the core values the Telegram Open Network (TON) was founded on in 2018. However, regulatory challenges and other roadblocks forever changed the trajectory of the project. This is the story of how we got here, what TON is today, and what it could become. A Temporary […]
Latin American economies have experienced everything from debt crises to bank runs, and dictatorships. But now the region stands out for another reason – its adoption of digital assets and the financial freedom it is ushering in. We look at the main reasons digital assets are being embraced, including some surprising ones and a few […]
Since 2022, Cadenza has been investing in artificial intelligence (AI). Our Managing Partners, Kumar Dandapani and Max Shapiro, have been investing in AI and emerging technologies since 2018. During this time, they have achieved multiple unicorn exits and noteworthy traction in several investments from Cadenza’s first fund, including Nous Research, Tensorwave, Jericho Security, and Axolotl. […]
Bringing blockchain to the people. This is Solana’s big claim, but how exactly does its blockchain platform differ from all the others? Bitcoin is the largest digital asset by market cap, while Ethereum dominates Web3. But Solana could have the most profound and far-reaching impact of them all and its about to become more accessible than ever. What […]
There was only one bigger winner on election night 2024 than Donald J. Trump – Digital Assets. Love him, hate him, or indifferent, a second Trump administration means a digital asset boom and we’re listing all the reasons why. Setting the Stage The loudest cheer you will ever hear from attendees at an otherwise subdued […]
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been a market staple for over 30 years. Retail investors have adopted and embraced the product and with digital asset and blockchain ETFs now proliferating, could these innovations be next to go mainstream? The Intersection of Blockchain and ETFs Called “One of the most important financial innovations of modern time” […]
The closing price of Bitcoin (BTC) at the end July 2014 was precisely $586.24. It was down 8.6% Back then, hardly anyone noticed or cared that an anonymous, decentralized digital currency completely independent of banks or intermediaries existed. Fast forward ten years and BTC has become much more than just a digital currency, its a burgeoning ecosystem that has created over a […]
The digital asset market is still largely misunderstood. Perhaps no part more so than digital asset derivatives, despite making up 68% of all digital asset trading globally. We’re shining a spotlight on digital asset derivatives, showing how and why they dominate trading, and one exchange striving to bring transparency to the space. What in the […]
By next year Millennials will make up 75% of the global workforce. This brings with it a whole host of challenges for employers, but there is help on the way. The very thing that is spearheading this change and revolutionizing the workplace – artificial intelligence, could also be the thing that saves it. 6 Months […]
Physical infrastructure has come a long way from the first cobblestone-lined streets to Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom project. Now, as the next evolutionary step, blockchain technology along with something called Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) are changing how our infrastructure is built and maintained, including maps. The Lost Ages: Before Digital Mapping Sometime in the second […]
A lot has changed since the beginning of the 21st century, smartphones are now commonplace, movies and music are primarily streamed online, and cars don’t run solely on gas anymore. However, one thing hasn’t changed much – search engines…until now. From Hyperlinks to Keyword-based Search Before Google began indexing the web as early as 1996, […]
The time it takes to conduct legal research has consistently decreased over the past few decades. From manually looking up encyclopedia-size published accounts of case law at local libraries to combing desktop legal databases on Windows 95, and receiving accurate, summarized research instantaneously, technology has changed the legal industry over the past few decades. Now, […]
90% of the world’s data was created in the last two years. This explosion of gigabytes, terabytes, and our insatiable appetite for them has created some big cybersecurity problems, but the opportunities for those who can solve them are even more massive. The Problem Its not just that the amount of data the world produces […]
The Cloud may be on the verge of its biggest innovation yet - Artificial Intelligence. But are the two applications compatible or a dangerous combination?
Tokenization will fundamentally change the way we invest. More than 9 million people already own some form of tokenized asset, but this is just the beginning.
Back in October 2022, the Hong Kong government formally announced its plan to promote the city as an international blockchain hub. The announcement has caused a ripple effect across the industry, spurring both incumbents and newcomers alike to take advantage of new opportunities. A New Frontier Around the same time, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures […]
Social media is undoubtedly one of the most applicable use cases for Web3. From increased data ownership, to enhanced security, to converting free users into revenue, Web3 can bring a host of benefits to social networks that traditional Web2 does not. However, no one has truly found product-market fit and established a dominant position in […]
2023 was a promising year for gaming, as chip shortages largely subsided and gaming hardware continued to improve in both performance and affordability. Mobile gaming is leading the way in this respect and it is projected to grow 1.7x faster than the overall gaming market. However, there is a major new market emerging – Web3 […]
Digital asset exchanges, brokerages, and payment platforms are just a few examples of investments Cadenza has made over the last few years. Below, we describe the factors that we believe will continue to drive growth in these investments. Inflationary Fiat Currencies Inflation has been a hot topic globally over the past few years, with countries […]
Generative artificial intelligence (‘Gen AI’) refers to ‘techniques that learn a set of facts from data, and uses it to generate brand-new, unique info that resembles but doesn’t repeat the original data’. Examples of this include text, images, video, audio, structures, computer code, synthetic data, workflows and even models of physical objects. AI 1.0 Has […]
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