The title doesn’t do this video justice. It’s a high-bandwidth conversion between Chris Dixon (a16z) and Olaf Carlson-Wee of Polychain Capital. Not for blockchain beginners. | learn more
The world’s first blockchain battle royale with cheese
More blockchain games! “Cheeze Wizards is a social, crypto-native experiment where players summon Wizards to compete in a global tournament for the title — and prize — of Big Cheeze.” | learn more
LVMH creates blockchain platform to track luxury goods
“LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has developed the AURA platform, a blockchain system for authenticating luxury goods, with Microsoft and blockchain software company ConsenSys. The retailer will begin implementing its technology for Louis Vuitton and Parfums Christian Dior brands.” | learn more
See blockchain governance in action thanks to Civil
A newsroom on the Civil platform, Blockchain Trailblazers, has been accused of violating the Civil constitution and journalistic standards. The transparency of this review process is quite new to me. I’m a fan! (For context, one of my fav local news sources Block Club Chicago is on the Civil platform) | learn more
Forbes announces top 50 Billion-dollar companies exploring blockchain
From the Ethereum boosters over at Consensys: “Ethereum is the most common blockchain that companies are exploring and integrating into their existing operations. Overall, twenty-four of the fifty companies listed are using the Ethereum blockchain.” | learn more
Binance is picking a fight with Ethereum
“It appears, according to the report, that Binance is now attempting to leverage that influence and persuade blockchain teams to migrate to Binance Chain over Ethereum.” | learn more
Analysis of the blockchain VC fund landscape
Hutt Capital did a reasonably thorough analysis of the industry. Short version: 49 blockchain-only VC funds, 69% are based in the US, and majority are still raising their first funds. Average fund size of $78 million and median of $60 million. Read on for more insights. | learn more
TwoBitIdiot releases his crypto theses for 2019.
Last year a strange person called TwoBitIdiot released his 95 Crypto These for 2018, landing him on my radar. Ryan Selkis is his real name, and he’s established himself as a thought leader in the crypto space. | learn more
Charitable giving makeover courtesy of bonding curves.
Blockchain developer David Truong outlines a model for “charities to create viral donation mechanisms with inherent network effects, that maximise both the amount donated and the number of people donating.” | Learn more
Cryptopia in crisis.
Some of my friends in the blockchain space couldn’t help but notice that the media (in this case Forbes) has flipped 180 degrees on its tone for covering crypto since the token price decline started this year. Nevertheless, an interesting article. | learn more