Augur’s antifragility.
Ben Davidow writes about how a dispute over the outcome of a prediction on Augur may lead to the network getting stronger. | learn more
Category: on the blockchain
Mapping out the security token ecosystem.
A great visual map of the companies in the space. “The security token ecosystem has six sub-categories: (1) Issuance (2) Broker-Dealers (3) Custody & Trust (4) Legal (5) Compliance and (6) Trading” | learn more
SEC orders and forks aplenty.
Christian Auty is back with another great issue of Distributed Counsel where he discusses the latest SEC news related to crypto and enforcement. | learn more
The prophets of cryptocurrency survey the boom and bust.
This is a long read from the New Yorker. The author was able to interview influential people in the space including Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin. | learn more
The evolving role of crypto investors.
Multicoin Capital has built a strong brand for themselves as a value-added investor in the crypto space. This post is a great example of why. Cofounder Tushar Jain writes about how they support early projects…
Security token exchanges launching in Q4 2018 and 2019.
Cointelligence compiled a list of the various exchanges launching soon. |learn more
List of security token offerings.
Someone put together a list of all security token offerings to date. He split the list into traditional companies, blockchain companies, investment funds, and real estate. Neat! | learn more
The not-so-killer whales of Bitcoin.
From Chainalysis: “New data shows that bitcoin’s largest holders are a diverse group that may be stabilizing, rather than destabilizing, the market.” | learn more
Intro to tokenized assets and security tokens.
Reza Jafery explains key terminology and benefits of the security token model. He even throws in a couple use cases for good measure. I think this theme is worth paying attention to. | learn more
Why you should pay attention to tokenized assets.
Reza Jafery explains why he believes, “Tokenized Assets and Security Token Offerings will spark adoption and legitimize the space.” I happen to think there’s something beautiful about the idea of fractionalized, tokenized & tradable assets,…
The crypto fund landscape.
Regan Bozman put together a Google Doc of the top 100 funds in the crypto space. | learn more
Interview with Chris Dixon.
The a16z partner who led early investments into Ripple, Coinbase and other leading crypto companies shares his views in this interview with columnist Kevin Maney. | learn more
ConsenSys announces details on its first cohort of accelerator companies.
All the companies in the Tachyon accelerator seem very “early”, but innovation must start somewhere! | learn more
0x + Harbor partner to tokenize real-world assets.
I’ve grown more bullish in recent months on the real benefit of tokenizing all sorts of assets that are illiquid today. Imagine being able to easily buy/sell a stake in the apartment building you live…
Ben Horowitz discusses crypto.
This is a short video clip shared by Fred Wilson of a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz discussing blockchain technology. It was worth a few minutes to watch! | learn more
About the NYAG’s crypto report.
Messari’s Katherine Wu wrote a great commentary about the New York Attorney General’s recent report on crypto exchanges. “The NYAG report on crypto trading platforms is the most comprehensive investigation released to date by a…
Winklevoss brothers’ exchange launches new Gemini dollar.
I’ll skip the link to the article about the launch, and instead share an analysis by Preston Byrne. My view: seems like a great move for them (good PR + being “in it”), even if…
Silvio Micali on Algorand.
This video, recommended by Fred Wilson, is a great one to watch for anyone interested in blockchain technology. Silvio’s style is really entertaining! | learn more
Andy Warhol painting tokenized and sold on blockchain.
How interesting! The painting’s ownership has been fractionalized and tokenized, allowing partial interest to be bought via smart contract. The contract was powered by the blockchain platform Maecenas. “Approximately US$1.7 million was raised in the…
40 Ethereum apps you can use right now.
It’s a common narrative these days that the next wave for crypto will require actual applications with real users. Consensys put together this list of apps that are live right now. | learn more
Someone won the Fomo3D prize!
This is my 3rd, and final, post about this blockchain game. Someone managed to win the prize (worth about $3MM) that was thought to be unwinnable with some clever strategy and a careful attack. SECBIT Labs…
Ether as a store of national security.
Cuy Sheffield puts forward an interesting theory for why Ether might retain value long-term without becoming a “Store of Value”. With enough tokenized securities on the blockchain, its security becomes worthy of defense spending. | learn more
Minimum viable economy.
Nick Grossman from Union Square Ventures thinks through factors that affect the difficulty to get a token economy off the ground. | learn more
ETH report 2018.
“We’ve interviewed 100+ developers to showcase the biggest opportunities in the Ethereum ecosystem” | learn more
Methodologies for measuring project health.
Nadia Eghbal discusses the different approaches to measuring the health of open-source projects. She goes well beyond the basics of # of commits and pull requests. |learn more