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NFTs saw major momentum in 2021 alongside historically high trade volume and back to back record sales. As with any cycle top, NFT markets now face the tough conditions of a proper bear market with drying liquidity and participants looking to exit the market. But did this bubble pop once and for all or is there more? In this week’s edition of Decrypt, we dive into NFT markets, adoption and trends beyond art and collectibles.

As Ethereum successfully transitioned to Proof-of-Stake (PoS), all eyes are now on potentially centralizing forces within the upgraded network and the threat of censorship looming alongside. In this week’s Part II, we will shed light on the missing weak spots and finally, outline strategies to mitigate potential risks moving forward that rely on not only the protocol layer but also the social layer.

Second largest blockchain by market capitalization successfully undergoes historic protocol upgrade.

The Merge is days away, an event perceived as highly positive for the whole Ethereum ecosystem. Yet, discussions about centralization risks and censorship resistance pop up increasingly as the polarizing Tornado Cash sanctions fueled awareness. We will therefore highlight some of the most important points of centralization within this week’s Decrypt.

As the Merge inches closer with less than a month to go, Ethereum has captured a lot of attention from the crypto-wide ecosystem. In this week’s Decrypt, we therefore take the opportunity and highlight a multitude of metrics to get an idea about the so-called flippening, a term that is running hot as we count down towards the Merge.

Despite the contagious effects of Luna and Three Arrows Capital (3AC) impacting various CeFi platforms and the current macro conditions pressuring risk-on assets such as crypto, the activity on smart contract platforms and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocols remains healthy.

With currently over 10’000 crypto coins and tokens, the sheer size and complexity of the ecosystem makes informed decision-making for investors difficult. Dive into the world of crypto asset investing with the inaugural edition of the Bitcoin Suisse Investment Digest.

Next to trading or lending, staking constitutes a strong alternative investing mode for crypto assets. Let us take a closer look at the investment case for proof-of-stake crypto assets…

An already challenging crypto market has been shaken by a series of unexpected developments unfolding at a high speed. The largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced its intention to buy its competitor FTX amidst a liquidity crisis of the smaller rival. Not only FTX’s in-house token “FTT” has plummeted, also the overall crypto market is currently tumbling.

Bitcoin Suisse today announced the full support of NEAR as part of their offering for their institutional investor base. The technology pioneer and enabler of the Swiss crypto ecosystem is the first custodial crypto-financial services provider worldwide to allow institutional users secure access to the NEAR blockchain. Geared towards organizations, external asset managers and family offices, the offering includes custody, staking and brokerage of NEAR, the native token of the protocol.

Bitcoin Suisse is the first crypto-financial service provider globally with a voting feature in Bitcoin Suisse Vault, its institutional-grade custody solution.

Second largest blockchain by market capitalization successfully undergoes historic protocol upgrade.

An interview with Andrej Majcen

Due to growing demand, Bitcoin Suisse has launched a new service for Bitcoin Suisse Pay Merchants, “Keep Crypto”. The service enables merchants to decide if they want to keep the cryptocurrencies they receive as payment. “Keep Crypto” will for now be available based on request only and not set as a default setting.

Yesterday, the Board of Directors of Bitcoin Suisse presented the financial results for the group for the full fiscal year 2021 during the 2022 annual general meeting.

Amidst extreme market conditions, all services at Bitcoin Suisse continue to operate normally.