Ionixx Blogs

Can the current US banking crisis drive the demand and adoption of cryptocurrencies?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Classic bank runs of enormous magnitude have dominated global headlines over the past fortnight, throwing players across the global banking system into an unnerving frenzy.  Three banks in the US have collapsed — a startup funding behemoth in the nation’s largest tech hub, and two prominent crypto-friendly lenders. The Silicon Read more…

DeFi in Depth

Reading Time: 6 minutes DeFi is short for Decentralized Finance. DeFi is the ecosystem of fintech apps built on top of blockchain protocols and therefore decentralized in nature. Most DeFi apps are built on top of the Ethereum blockchain, but as new blockchain protocols gain popularity, the DeFi ecosystem is likely to expand. Traditional Read more…

What is Over-the-Counter (OTC) trading? What are the pros & cons of OTC crypto trading?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Over-the-Counter (OTC) trading has been in use with traditional investors for many years now and has only recently gained prominence in the crypto investment arena. Over-the-Counter (OTC) trading has been in use with traditional investors for many years now and has only recently gained prominence in the crypto investment arena. Since Read more…

How does Over the Counter Crypto Trading Actually Work?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Although over-the-counter (OTC) stock trading has been around for quite a while, it has only recently made its way into the cryptocurrency arena. Traders started considering this a lucrative trading option for cryptocurrencies around 2014 when prominent exchanges like Circle, Binance, and Coinbase launched their own over-the-counter services. New windows Read more…

6 Benefits of Microservices Architecture for Crypto Trading Platforms

Reading Time: 3 minutes Blockchain, cryptocurrency, and microservices architecture are the road to the future of the financial sector. To keep up with the competitive market curve, cryptocurrency exchanges have taken a progressive technological shift from the conventional monolithic architecture to the more secure and robust microservices architecture. Image Source: Google Monolithic architecture has Read more…