Collective Shift

The team breaks down the critical lawsuit filed by the U.S SEC against Binance. The Markets reacted as other cryptocurrencies have been named in the Lawsuit, including BNB, Solana, Cardano, Polygon, Cosmos.  Key Takeaways Markets fall after the SEC sues Binance. The U.S. crypto strangle continues. Collective Shift advises ‘not your keys, not your coins’ . Remove your crypto from exchanges. The “ b...

Key Takeaways: Validators help secure the Ethereum blockchain and are compensated with ETH staking rewards. The rate of return, or APY, changes based on various factors. There are 4 ways to stake ETH: Solo staking: Full rewards but requires 32 ETH and relatively high technical knowledge. Staking as a service: It still requires 32 ETH. Must pay a small fee. Pooled staking: The most popular option b...

The team discusses the new deal to raise the US debt limit. They also cover Ledger and the postponement of their new ledger recover program.  Crypto rebounded, but not by enough for May to be the market’s first monthly loss of 2023. A deal to raise the U.S. debt limit was finally reached, preventing the U.S. government from defaulting. Hong Kong will allow residents to trade certain cryptocurrenci...

Our Senior Research Analyst, Nick, explains why Solana and its ecosystem are far from dead, 6 months after many crypto enthusiasts wrote it off after FTX's collapse. He shares 3 reasons why he's encouraged by the recent progress the Solana ecosystem has made. Solana is a blockchain optimised for smart contracts, similar in many ways to Ethereum and Avalanche. The native token of Solana i...

Our Head of Research, Matt, explains Ledger Recover, a new opt-in service offered available for owners of certain Ledger hardware wallets. He explains why the announcement of Ledger Recover was met with heavy criticism and confusion among the crypto community. Other topics discussed include the risks of Ledger Recover, why it the service may be appealing to some people, and whether Ledger the comp...

The team discusses the communities reaction to Ledger's new service. They also cover Tether and their decision to buy Bitcoin with their profit.  Key Takeaways  The Debt Ceiling may be raised for the 79th time. 'Printer go Brrr'. Bitcoin Miami 2023 , a major conference was lackluster this year. Tether announces buying Bitcoin with its profits. Bullish. Ledger angers the crypto commu...

In this guide, we'll be discussing everything you need to know about airdrops. Airdrops are a popular way for blockchain projects to distribute tokens to a wide audience. we'll be covering the basics of airdrops, including what they are, how they work, and the benefits and risks involved. We'll also take a look at some successful airdrop campaigns and provide you with key takeaways...

Our Senior Research Analyst, Nick, explains what's ahead for the Ethereum blockchain, following its upgrade in April which enabled ETH withdrawals. Ethereum is the largest smart-contract blockchain and its cryptocurrency, ETH, is the second-largest by market cap. Topics covered in this video include the EIP-4844 upgrade, scaling Ethereum, layer-2 solutions, and improving the user experience f...

In this weekly recap, Matt and Nick discuss whether Tether buying large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) is the most bullish of news of the year so far. They also discuss PayPal integrating with the MetaMask wallet and MicroStrategy announcing a product built on Bitcoin's Lightning Network. Ethereum's performance issues was another topic of conversation. They explain how the Ethereum blockchain...

Our Head of Research, Matt, shares the latest developments from Uniswap, the leading decentralised exchange for trading Ethereum tokens. Uniswap's native token is UNI. During the first quarter of 2023, Uniswap has consistently been doing more volume than Coinbase's spot market—one of the most established venues for trading cryptocurrencies. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Uniswap Update 01...

 Inflationary vs Deflationary. Holding FIAT currency actively reduces the purchasing power of your money due to the inflationary nature of FIAT currencies, increasing the supply. Bitcoin is the opposite; it has a reduced supply with a cap of $21M. This is important as its one of the main reasons why Bitcoin is gaining so much momentum in the space.

The Banking crisis continues with further rate hikes. it's not over. Payments provider Stripe expands access with new fiat onramp- Bullish. BTC transaction fees surge as Ordinals drive up the demand for blockspace Memecoins steal the thunder with impressive gains, Will it last? No. US president Biden proposes an incremental tax on crypto miners up to 30% Other News: Sui token launches with a...

Ben our CEO recently spoke at a Finance Conference where he broke down why Bitcoin is valuable and why you need to be paying attention.

CBDCs are just around the corner in Australia. It's being rolled out in countries around the world in pilot programs. But we should be careful about how they are being created and the oversight of the technology.

Key Takeaways: ZK sync Era is a newly launched Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chain.  This is a beginner guide that leads you through bridging, Defi Apps and the NFT marketplace Fees are relatively cheaper than Ethereum, but still too expensive in my opinion Be wary of low marketcap, new and untested dapps that you connect to.  It is generally safer with the top dapps.  Utilise Layer3 t...

Get to know Liya Dashkina, an insightful and passionate member of Australia's budding web3 ecosystem. An experienced financial professional, Liya heads up investor relations and investment operations for Reinventure. She also contributes to web3 in various other capacities, such as serving as the Australian DeFi Association's NSW Chapter Lead. Topics discussed in this interview include:...

BTC sold off due to Mt Gox and Government FUD. We've been here before, what's next? First Republic, stock sank 50% as $100B withdrawn. The banking crisis continues but good for bitcoin? A new $1.5 trillion blockchain based mutual fund was launched by Franklin Templeton. Run on Polygon and Stellar. Visa unveals their Crypto plan, "help us drive mainstream adoption of public blockchai...

Blockchain technology has paved the way for cryptocurrencies to flourish, however, do we really appreciate this monumental shift in distributed ledger technology or it's no big deal? In this guide by Collective Shift. We explore what blockchain technology is, what the big deal is and briefly, blockchains and their consensus mechanisms. Beginner Question Do you think we can have cryptocurrenci...

The team at Collective Shift highlight the recent news in crypto for the week. Market updates, SEC going after Bittrexx and naming multiple tokens as securities and of course crypto companies migrating from the US to the international stage Key Takeaways  Infation in the UK hits hard at 10%. A worrying sign of the future BTC and ETH down 10%, but zoom out, we're up 90% this year SEC news: Enf...

Our Senior Research Analyst, Nick, shares the latest notable events related to Bitcoin's Lightning Network, a growing ecosystem that continues to attract experienced entrepreneurs and builders. Projects discussed in this video include Strike, Lightspark, MicroStrategy and Spiral. Bitcoin's Lightning Network is a network built on top of that is designed for faster payments. Its purpose is...

Tired of having to search through every website to find the tools and analytics you want in crypto? I've got one page for for you! It is a comprehensive list of Crypto and Analytic tools!  This page is always being updated when the team finds a new resource that may benefit you. Find it HERE Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:02 ALL Sections 02:05 Section 1  05:41 Section 2  08:19 Section 3 10...

Leon catches up with Taylor Mcnab from the Australian Mining store. They discuss the latest news; Senator Warrens mining warning and Texas capping electricity incentives. They also look at the BTC mining cycle and considerations for miners.  Key Takeaways  Bitcoin hashrate continues to hit all time-highs, despite worsening energy prices Some miners are thinking short term but should really be cons...

Our Head of Research, Matt, explains why he's excited for the launch of EigenLayer, a crypto protocol that is yet to launch on Ethereum mainnet and hasn't announced a native token. EigenLayer is a protocol pioneering restaking, a mechanism that will let ETH stakers earn additional rewards while taking on additional risk. EigenLayer is expected to launch on Ethereum mainnet later in 2023....

Our Senior Research Analyst, Nick, explains the recent growth of layer-2 (L2) solutions on the Ethereum blockchain. Examples of L2s are Optimism (OP) and Arbitrum (ARB). Among other things, Nick talks about the significance of L2 networks increasing their demand for Ethereum blockspace. Continued adoption of L2s is crucial to Ethereum's plan to scale to the masses while keeping transaction fe...

The team discuss the Ethereum withdrawals and it's impact on the Market, Further, they dissect the new a16z crypto report, of which gaming is a major takeaway.  U.S. inflation at 5% and continues to decline. Still very high. Ethereum withdrawals are live. We predicted a positive/non-event, it was positive. a16z released a crypto report. Gaming has x23 times more transactions than DeFi.  U.S....