by Mike Popesku| Aventures DAO | Special issue for Avalanche Summit NFTs in a nutshell NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens represent unique digital assets with real-world value. They cannot be replicated which gives them a lot of utility in multiple contexts. NFTs can be used for various purposes, such as gaming, identity verification, art or…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Meta About the connection with the Bitcoin market behaviour There is a difference in price behaviour with respect to BTC compared to previous cycles. Four years ago, if BTC crashed, everything else went into a free fall, with Bitcoin having almost total market dominance. Today, although it is true that the price of…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Sevan Giants are coming to Metaverse Not so long ago, Facebook changed its name to Meta, Twitter implemented verified NFT profile pictures, and Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard while paying a 45% price premium. Samsung is planning to sell NFTs on their web platforms and TVs. Grayscale’s projections show that Metaverse…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Paul Imseih Regulation is coming to DeFi There are two major themes to watch in 2022: stablecoins and the FATF guidance. The first major theme will be closer scrutiny of stablecoins, cryptocurrencies and DeFi and how these financial tools can supplement or undermine existing financial frameworks and Central Bank controls…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Jomari Peterson Keep calm and carry on building The core infrastructure level will continue to improve. Fundamentally, for Blockchain protocols to gain adoption, they will need to reach some threshold of speed and accessibility. Тhe whole crypto space is and will be growing. However, obstacles with finality, the cost of transaction…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Dr Mihajlo Popesku Choose user-centric protocols One of the most impressive technological leaps forward since the inception of blockchain was decentralised finance (DeFi). Traditional financial institutions got challengers in these new peer-to-peer protocols that enable permissionless borrowing, lending, trading and super-high yield rates. Yet, many of these DeFi…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Dr Ömer Demirel There are five significant developments and trends to look for in 2022 and beyond. 1 | Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) DAO is a decentralised organisation gathered around a central idea, purpose, or objective. Members vote and direct the activities of a protocol by consensus. …

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Justin Trollip Regulators will increasingly scrutinise crypto From a macro level, we will see increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies. FATF will become enforceable in the next 12 months. More and more protocols adopt what Aave has already started with their Aave Arc programme, a stepper pro package dealing with institutional…

AVentures thesis series: Interview with Slow Cheetah Probably our last cycle Based on historical evidence, recent market movements, and the fact that last year was an accumulation year, the thesis of lengthening cycles and diminishing returns, as postulated by Benjamin Cowen, seems most plausible. However, this might be the last “regular” cycle of crypto…