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 cryptocurrency auction for a 31.5% […]
“A move to let rainbow trout be labelled as salmon after a food scandal causes a splash in China.” I guess nobody should be surprised by another food scandal coming from China, but I imagine the problem is actually a […]
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
Commons are a shared resource for use by multiple people. Individuals’ rational actions often end up destroying the resource (you may have heard this phrase: “the tragedy of the commons”). Can we create a scalable governance model for commons with […]
The argument proposed in this article isn’t new – its underpinnings are the same as the CONE I wrote about in April. The more I think about it, the more I find this idea revolutionary. Corporations were an innovative structure that […]
Some intrepid souls have merged blockchain with the hilarious game Cards Against Humanity. You can play for fun and profit. | learn more
This live-updating website shows the cost of running a 51% attack against a blockchain for 84 different cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is currently about $612k for an hour. | learn more
A month ago the crypto hedge fund held a summit for high profile folks in the blockchain world. Jacob Mullins from Shasta Ventures shares highlights from the panels and other insights about the state of the blockchain market. | learn more
There are many projects working to improve scalability on the Ethereum blockchain. ConsenSys Media has a nice summary of them, including latest statuses. | learn more
Jill Carlson shares a story of credit reporting by shopkeepers in 1800s London. Then, she brings it back to the blockchain: “Credit is an integral part of any mature and functional economic system. So if cryptocurrency is digital cash, what […]