on the blockchain

Satoshi Nakamoto speculation.

A new HBO documentary is threatening a big reveal on October 8th. “So we figured, what better way to spend a Friday afternoon than to dig through some of the common clues that people point to when arguing that each […]

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SEC’s next target: OpenSea.

If NFTs are securities, then maybe OpenSea is an unregistered securities exchange. “Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on […]

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SEC’s next target: OpenSea.

If NFTs are securities, then maybe OpenSea is an unregistered securities exchange. “Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on […]

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Skin in the game or stfu.

“The point is markets are a better source of truth than both a group of pre-selected elites (old media) and profit seeking algorithms (new media) and will play a key role in bringing more truth to the world in the […]

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Are you ready for the Finternet?

“The bottleneck lies in the very architecture of how value is transferred from one customer to another — as messages flowing between trusted intermediaries. Supplanting it with a superior design will be less like replacing carrier pigeons with telegrams, and […]

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The rise of crypto’s billion dollar zombies.

This Forbes article takes an aggressive stance on the value of many blockchains. “With bitcoin soaring once again, blockchains are suddenly much more valuable. More than 50 of them are now worth over $1 billion—despite many having few users.” Yet, […]

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SEC hands slapped in court.

It turns out that even the government is prohibited from misleading the court, at least sometimes. “In Monday’s decision, Shelby denied the SEC’s request, citing multiple instances of “bad faith” conduct and finding the agency responsible for a “gross abuse […]