A really interesting read from Outlier Ventures: “We believe the next phase of growth in the evolution of DeFi will come not from better integration into the existing financial system, more regulation or real world assets and CeFi but instead […]
I finally got around to reading the annual tome from Messari’s Ryan Selkis. It is an incredible snapshot of what’s going on in the ecosystem. He does not shy away from making predictions (and drilling into SEC Chair Gary Gensler. | learn […]
This gets detailed! “I show how price manipulation to liquidate traders is done in cryptocurrency markets. I point fingers at people.” | learn more
A Tennessee business owner has sued the IRS to clarify the tax status of tokens earned staking. They tried to give him a refund without actually clarifying their position. He declined the money, instead pressing on to get a definitive […]
“The average salary for a blockchain engineer grew to $164,694 in Dec. 2021, up nearly 10% from $150,138 in Jan. 2020.” That’s higher than regular tech engineers, who are “only” averaging $160,463. | learn more
“Here are some travel tips from a couple who traveled around El Salvador for 45 days using only Bitcoin.” | learn more
New crypto technology allows people to organize in new ways. But it doesn’t prevent them amplifying dumb ideas and poor diligence in new ways. | learn more
A crypto group has developed a marketplace for organizing vote-buying in governance tokens. Why is this interesting? Well, consider how important vote-buying was to governance of cities and states in the US a hundred or so years ago. | learn more
Harvard Business Review discusses one of the hottest markets of last year. “Amidst a flood of new ventures, however, it can be hard to tell which are creating value and which are just riding the hype. The companies that have […]
“This week, we take a closer look at the prime brokerage business model and its application in crypto. [In November 2021], the aggregate value of the world’s crypto assets flew through $3 trillion for the very first time. Institutional interest […]