Tear Sheets

What is a tear sheet? The term tear sheet can have different meanings depending on the industry. In finance, a tear sheet is a single-page document that is used to summarize key information about individual companies or funds. The term “tear sheet” dates back to the days when brokers literally tore a page out of…

Xbox boss keen on Metaverse but ‘cautious’ about play-to-earn games

Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s gaming company Xbox is optimistic about the Metaverse but remains “cautious” about play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games due to its economic and speculative aspects. Speaking with Bloomberg anchor Emily Chang on Thursday, Spencer suggested that while many gamers are not yet sold on the current concept of a metaverse, according…

Waves-backed stablecoin USDN breaks peg again amid protocol upgrade

As the crypto community tries to navigate the bear market and recover from the onslaught brought about by stablecoin incidents like the Terra crash, another algorithmic stablecoin shows signs of struggle as it falls below its United States dollar peg. Algorithmic stablecoin Neutrino Dollar (USDN) has deviated from the dollar once again, marking the fourth…

US Economy Adds 528,000 Jobs in July 2022

In a sign of continued strength in the U.S. labor market, employers added 528,000 jobs to the economy in July, as reported speak Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in his last non-agricultural payroll report. Payroll growth more than doubled analysts’ expectations of 250,000. With last month’s gains, the labor market surpassed its previous high of…

Loose Credit Definition

What is Free Credit? Free credit is the practice of making it easier to get credit, either by relaxing lending standards or lowering interest rates for borrowing. Loose credit often refers to the policies of a country’s central bank, whether it seeks to increase the money supply through the banking system (loose credit) or to…

Synthetix looks to turn off the SNX money printer once and for all

The founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Synthetix, Kain Warwick, has submitted a proposal that would turn off very high yield returns for SNX stakers and cap the total Synthetix (SNX) supply at 300 million. The Synthetix protocol allows traders to issue synthetic versions of crypto native assets, traditional financial assets, and commodities on the Ethereum…