on the blockchain
Over 12k Ether are lost forever due to typos.
ConsenSys published this cool analysis by Johannes Pfeffer to belabor the point that one should avoid typing blockchain addresses by hand! | learn more
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on the blockchain
New models for utility tokens.
Kyle Samani at Multicoin Capital describes and analyzes the work token and the burn-and-mint equilibrium (BME)models. Kyle’s writing never disappoints! | learn more
on the blockchain
Models for scaling trustless computation.
Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital wrote this long essay outlining his views on the scaling trade-offs for trustless computing. I learned a lot from it, and I’m sure I ended up missing even more. I find that I need to […]
on the blockchain
Skin-in-the-game coins.
Remember TwoBitIdiot, who wrote 95 crypto theses? Well I’m glad I started following him, as he’s back with another gem of a post. Here he analyzes a type of token that he thinks won’t trend towards zero value: the skin-in-the-game token. | learn […]
on the blockchain
In defense of use-cases.
Rockstar attorney and blockchain enthusiast Christian Auty lays out his top four use-cases for everyone’s favorite highly-hyped technology. His writing always gets bonus points for style. |learn more
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A token valuation theory that addresses with velocity.
Alex Evans from Lowe’s Ventures proposes a new approach that builds on the existing state-of-the-art token valuation methods by arriving at Velocity independent of the other variables (P, Q, M). This is technical, and great. |learn more
on the blockchain
Kodak, KodakCoin, corruption & bankrupty.
This doesn’t belong in the blockchain section, but for Kodak’s recent endeavor into crypto-land. The author is anonymous, which makes this an even more fun read for some reason. | learn more
on the blockchain
The fate of crypto hedge funds.
It seems there’s a proliferation of crypto-focused hedge funds these days. Dave Balter (first time I’ve encountered his writing) makes some predictions for these funds in 2018. | learn more
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The state of the token market.
A joint report by Fabric Ventures & TokenData (both groups are new to me). The report is quite interesting, summing up where the industry stands as we start 2018. | learn more
on the blockchain
An overview of stablecoins.
Stablecoins are tokens with values that do not fluctuate wildly, unlike most cryptos today (ahem, bitcoin). Multicoin capital overviews the landscape of stablecoins and the different approaches to creating them. They’re on a roll of putting out some great writing! | learn […]