What is Ripple? Today, Ripple is one of the largest cryptocurrency platforms by market capitalization. However, Ripple Labs, the company behind Ripple and its native cryptocurrency token XRP, had been around since 2012 and was one of the earliest pioneers in the blockchain space, only behind Bitcoin and even before the Ethereum network. The network…
What is Tether? Tether Holdings Limited (Tether) is a blockchain company that was founded in 2014 and is most well-known for its USD₮ token. This token is designed to maintain a peg of USD1 each, with Tether maintaining USD1 worth of reserve assets for each USD₮ token issued. This token is one of the first…
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Kyle’s background is in commercial banking, where he was responsible for originating and underwriting small and middle market credit transactions, as well as managing those client relationships. Kyle has worked with multiple North American-based, diversified portfolios, with industry experience including corporations in manufacturing, technology and e-commerce, hospitality, and professional services sectors. His credit experience ranges…
What are Carbon Offsets? Carbon offsets serve as “compensation” to an organization or an individual that invests in a project or solution that will reduce future emissions or sequester existing CO2 from the atmosphere. Once created, however, carbon offsets are also an asset class that trades freely on voluntary carbon markets. An offset’s “value” is…
What is a Carbon Market? A carbon market is a place where the management teams at organizations can buy and sell different instruments that relate to greenhouse gas emissions. The two types of instruments that are traded are carbon credits (often referred to as “allowances”) and carbon offsets. Additionally, there are two types of carbon…
What is Terra? Terraform Labs was founded in 2018 to use blockchain technology that aimed to create a decentralized finance network. The blockchain used TerraUSD and its sister token, Luna, to create an algorithmic stablecoin system. Terraform Labs, or Terra for short, was founded by Stanford University-educated, ex-Apple and Google Engineer, Do Kwon. The TerraUSD…
Noah Miller (pictured right), Founder, Chief Strategist, and Head of ESG Advisory Services at Rho Impact, is a former ESG consulting practice leader, in-house ESG director, social entrepreneur, and non-profit advisor. He is passionate about leveraging the power of business to address real-world challenges and improve the welfare of all people. Noah’s eclectic professional background,…
What is Shadow Banking in the Cryptocurrency World? Shadow Banking in Legacy Finance Corporate Finance Institute defines the shadow banking system as “the broad collection of financial institutions and financial markets that offer the same type of services as commercial banks but that are not within the regulatory environment that traditional banks are subject to.”…
What are the Common Crypto Scams? Crypto’s rise in popularity has also created a rise in financial scams. In fact, according to one fraud report by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, over 46,000 people have reported losses due to crypto scams since the start of 2021, with over $1 billion lost. The top cryptocurrencies used…
