All Things Digital Assets

The euro is the second most important currency in the fiat monetary system, commanding a 20-30% share in foreign exchange, global payments, international loans, and debt securities markets. In the $125bn global stablecoin market, though, Euro-based stablecoins make up less than 0.3% of the total market capitalization. Why is this the case, and what does the future hold for Euro-based stablecoins:...

We have seen a firework of announcements, new launches, and substantial moves in the crypto payment space in the last couple of weeks. Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, Shopify, SAP, Circle, and Solana Labs are just a few giants that flexed their muscles. Our UIE co-founder Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking invited Dr. Jonas Groß to look behind the scenes of the rapid evolution of crypto payments. Jonas is the C...

Liquid Staking Derivatives are a game changer, taking the Ethereum staking ecosystem by storm. There is more value locked in Liquid Staking Token Finance (LST.fi) than in Decentralized Exchanges, and the LST.fi ecosystem is only growing. 50 new LST fi protocols have been launched only in the last few months. So, it’s time to talk about the rise of Liquid Staking and the future of Ethereum staking....

(Almost) all you need to know about Decentralized Exchanges and their rapid evolution. AMMs, constant function market makers, oracle-based price discovery, DEX aggregators, the DeFi Libor, DeFi interest rates swaps, …. Where is the DEX space heading? Our guest Darren Camas, a crypto exchange veteran with over a decade of experience, helps us navigate the DEX market. Darren is the CEO of the decent...

CEX Innovation – How to beat Binance, Coinbase, and the likes Blue-chip centralized exchanges are hard to beat when it comes to liquidity, fees, and the number of assets. Is there a way for a smaller digital asset exchange to build a USP against the dominating players in the market? Learn in this Untitled Investment Talk how Christian Niedermüller the CEO of Blocktrade , the Head of Strategy and G...

Play 2 Earn – Pipe Dream or Metaverse Economy? The ‘Metaverse’ is going to be the next big thing. No doubt about that with @meta, @microsoft, @Tencent and others investing billions. What even is a ‘Metaverse’ though? How do digital economies and in-game currencies work? How can you benefit from being early? Find the answers to these questions and others in the newest episode of the Untitled Invest...

Bitcoin and ESG. An evergreen topic. It’s good to have a balanced view in a polarized world. That’s what you can expect from this Untitled Investment Talk with Philipp Sandner from the Frankfurt School of Finance, hosted by our Untitled Investment Expertise founder Karl-Michael Henneking .  Topics covered in this show: The mission of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center Blockchain technology ado...

Tokenizing everything. Is it desirable? Does it make sense? This is the second to last question in this Untitled Investment Talk with the blockchain and tokenization experts John Calian and Sebastian Becker from Riddle & Code. John is the CEO and Sebastian heads up business development at Riddle & Code – the blockchain interface company. Both have tons of experience which they share with our Untit...

The title tells it all. Deep dive into the institutional crypto market and where it is heading. Jan Kühne from Coinbase Germany shares his unique know-how in institutional crypto and TradFi markets with the Untitled Investment Expertise founders Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking and Simon Schaber The Crypto machine room: Dog years Segmenting the institutional market What institutional clients want Milest...

Karl-Michael Henneking und Simon Schaber sprechen in dieser deutschen Sonderfolge mit dem Retailtrading-Experten Sascha Huber über den rekordartigen Zulauf zu den Aktien- und Cryptomärkten der Jahre 2020 und 2021. Noch nie zuvor in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik gab es so viele Investoren wie heute. -Was bringt vor allem Junge Leute an die Börsen? -Was erwarten sie sich von Crypto-Investitionen...

Are investors leaving gold for Bitcoin? Is 'digital gold' replacing the real deal? Are both asset classes at war with each other? Ronald-Peter Stoeferle and Mark J. Valek, authors of the yearly 'In Gold we Trust' report and the 'Bitcoin Chartbook' are speaking about innovative ways of bringing digital- and physical gold together, driving outsized returns, and producing optimal risk-return ratios....

‘Always sleep with one eye open … Because there is like no trodden path. We're sort of pushing into new frontiers with our machetes. Destroying bushes in front of us, just pushing forward into the unknown. And you never know, like if there's a snake jumping out, biting you in the ankle any second, and therefore you always need to remain vigilant.’ Philipp Zimmerer from SPOOL DAO about how it is li...

After a stuttering start in 2016, DAOs are back again at the top of the crypto hype curve these days. Numerous different DAO projects contribute to the $15bn TVL reached at the end of 2021. The lion share stems from DeFi protocol DAOs, but there are also operating system DAOs, collector DAOs, investment DAO and many more. Will DAOs survive a crypto winter, and if yes which DAOs? Our Untitled Exper...

Beyond 10 X – The art of investing in early-stage crypto projects What are future hype topics in the crypto space? Why invest in early-stage projects? How to select the future champs? How to deal with bear markets? How to manage risk? When to exit? Dr. Astrid Woollard and Christian Niedermüller from Smape Capital share their deep investment experience in digital assets with the Untitled Investment...

With shocking news on heavy handed regulation coming from the US and many European states the question presenting itself becomes harder to ignore: Are western governments trying to kill innovation and drive it overseas? Legal expert Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler from DWF Law elaborates on what the next steps for DeFi projects can look like and the risks and opportunities the US Infrastructure bill and th...

"A (wo)man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world."  - Albert Camus - In an interview on investment ethics for digital assets and blockchain projects, what would be your answer? Traditional finance versus the crypto market: Where do you see more ethical issues? Is it ethical to invest in and sell meme coins like Doge or Shiba Inu? Is it ethical to assign students to find a vulnerabi...

A bid of 2.5k ETH (>$9.5m) for crypto punk #6048 was declined two days back by the owner. What would you have done? Learn about the factors that drive the value of NFTs in the arts and collectibles space in this crypto nugget with IBM's blockchain and NFT expert Anthony Day . This recording is an excerpt from a more comprehensive talk on NFTs with our co-founders Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking and Sim...

Clearly identifiable, unique digital representations of identities on the Blockchain. Non Fungible Tokens have the potential to revolutionize the digital world as we know it.  From passports to concert tickets, from identities in supply chains to the screws in 150m dollar machines that make semiconductors, NFT's hold the power to unlock their true potential. If that is the case, then why are we ma...

A lot of regulatory crypto drama in the US lately. Learn why our guest Jimmie Lenz believes that investor protection is used as a camouflage argument. Listen to Patrick Hansen to understand why crypto prices have ignored all that drama. Transatlantic dialogue on US versus EU crypto regulation and latest regulatory developments moderated by our co-founders Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking and Simon Schab...

USD Coin carries default risk, Tether is largely backed by obscure commercial papers and Binance is getting bogged down in legal battles around the globe. Find out how Carol Alexander , Professor at the University of Sussex Business School, Visiting Professor, Peking University HSBC Business School thinks about recent market developments. Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking and Simon Schaber talked with he...

Nachdem wir zunächst einzelne Ausschnitte zu Spezialbereichen der DeFi Besteuerung veröffentlicht haben, nun das Interview von Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking und Simon Schaber mit Dr. Niklas Schmidt in voller Länge. Dr. Niklas Schmidt ist Partner Steuern bei Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte in Österreich und kennt sich nicht nur sehr gut mit Steuern, sondern auch im Bereich Defi aus. Vorsicht: Hier geht es z...

Wie wird Staking von Crypto Assets gehandhabt? Auf was muss man achten? 9 Minuten Druckbetankung: Kurz und kompakt. Ausschnitt aus einem umfassenden Interview zur Besteuerung von DeFi in Österreich und Deutschland, das Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking und Simon Schaber mit Dr. Niklas Schmidt geführt haben. Niklas Schmidt ist Partner Steuern bei Wolf Theiss und zugleich ein ausgewiesener DeFi Experte.

Wie funktioniert Automated Market Making? Wie wird Liquiditätsbereitstellung auf dezentralisierten Marktplätzen besteuert? 9 Minuten Druckbetankung: Kurz und kompakt. Ausschnitt aus einem umfassenden Interview zur Besteuerung von DeFi in Österreich und Deutschland, das Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking und Simon Schaber mit Dr. Niklas Schmidt geführt haben. Niklas Schmidt ist Partner Steuern bei Wolf The...

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El Salvador accepts Bitcoin as legal tender. Is this a flash in the pan or the beginning of a global domino effect? Find out how Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia , the Chief Economist of Hamburg Commercial Bank, thinks about cryptocurrencies and macroeconomics. Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking and Simon Schaber talked with him about Bitcoin as an inflation hedge, the digital gold narrative, DeFi risks, crypto regu...