Joey Hofmeister, Author at TheShift Research

Whitehouse crypto regulatory framework breakdown

The Biden White House has just released its “comprehensive” framework for regulating digital assets. Here’s a brief breakdown. What roles the different government agencies will play: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be encouraged to ‘aggressively’ investigate unlawful practices in the digital assets space. The report encourages the Federal […]

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zkEVMs: the groundbreaking solution for scaling Ethereum

zkEVMs are the latest groundbreaking technology in Ethereum scaling, but in order to understand zkEVMs we first need to understand what EVM means, as well as what zk means, so here’s the breakdown and at the end, we’ll tie it together. What Is Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)? Ethereum virtual machine is essentially a global virtual

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What the charts are telling us about the current market

Getting right down to it, what is the culprit of the recent flip back to the downside for stocks and crypto? Here’s what we found on the charts: Factor Numero Uno looks to be represented in the recent fakeout and breakout of the DXY, which is an opposition to the performance of risk assets as

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A brief breakdown of Ethereum 2.0

The long-awaited merge to Ethereum 2.0 is slowly happening, but why is Ethereum merging and what else is happening aside from just the merge to proof of stake? The Issue Blockchains Currently Face There are three properties which every blockchain possesses: decentralization, scalability, and security. The issue that blockchains face is the ‘Blockchain trilemma’ which

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Understanding quantitative vs qualitative data analysis

If you want to become better at researching and making decisions, then understanding qualitative and quantitative research and analysis and the differences between them is a key that is highly useful yet sometimes overlooked. Understanding Qualitative and Quantitative Data and the differences between them will allow you to not only know what data to look

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Smart Contracts explained

Smart Contracts have become a frequently recurring topic in cryptocurrency over the past year, especially on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are not just a cog in the machine of some blockchains, but rather an entire entity of technology in and of itself. What is a Smart Contract? While often associated with blockchain, smart contracts were

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A lawsuit filed against Celsius Alleges that it was a “Ponzi scheme”

Celsius can’t seem to escape the news cycle as the former head of its key investment strategy has alleged in a lawsuit that the company was operating as a “Ponzi scheme”. The CEO of KeyFi, a decentralized finance investment business and former partner with Celsius, Jason Stone, stated that Celsius engaged in reckless mismanagement causing huge liabilities

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The crypto deleveraging and the faltering economy

JP Morgan has said that the deleveraging which is taking place in the crypto market likely won’t last much longer. After the Terra Implosion took place in early may the entire crypto market has slowly started to unravel. Many firms such as Celsius, voyager, and 3AC, who were way over-leveraged, began getting exposed due to margin calls and

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Major crypto hedge fund 3AC defaults on a $670 million loan

Three Arrows Capital is a prominent crypto hedge fund that at one point had $10 billion in assets under management, but due to the recent market turmoil, the fund is getting liquidated, and just defaulted on a $670 Million loan. The Setup That Killed 3AC Digital Asset Broker, Voyager Capital, had lent 3AC 15,250 bitcoins and $350 million

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Breaking down the new bipartisan crypto bill proposed by senators Lummis and Gillibrand

Senators Lummis and Gillibrand have introduced a bipartisan crypto regulation bill to congress, called the ‘Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act.’ This New 67-page bill covers everything from clarifying definitions to consumer protection, to implementing clear tax guidelines. The outstanding kicker in this bill according to a summary released on Tuesday is that it actually puts the Commodity

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