Olga D. KhonNote 114. «Crypto: The Rudiment of Mainstream Finance»Neither Bitcoin nor any other crypto asset could substitute the US dollar in international settlements. That’s an obvious fact despite too…3d ago3d ago
Olga D. KhonNote 112. «Crypto: The Fake Show of Populists»Have you noticed the ease with which blockchain proponents invert facts for their benefit? Let’s discuss the next example — Bitcoin Spot…Jun 29Jun 29
Olga D. KhonNote 111. «Smart Contracts: The Colossus on Clay Feet?»The more ‘blockchain’ and ‘crypto’ terms trace negative connotations with dozens of criminal indictments stated, the industry tends to…Jun 22Jun 22
Olga D. KhonNote 110. «Blockchain is An Aggressively Interested Intermediary»Let’s recall some basics of blockchain today, and once and for all remind ourselves that claims of disintermediation (the absence of…May 27May 27
Olga D. KhonNote 109. «Crypto-Facilitated Crimes: The Bill, Please…»Yet again, the last wild crypto rally coincided with a stampede of corrupted money from Russia. Since Putin’s fifth term of presidency and…May 27May 27
Olga D. KhonNote 108. «Smart-Contracts and Asset Tokenisation: The Dream Time for Illicit Finance»Any conversation about smart contracts often ends up praising the alleged automatic execution with no intermediary involved. In fact, the…May 23May 23
Olga D. KhonNote 107. «Russia-Backed Crypto: The “Go” Code to Attack»These days a few crypto figures attacked the US government for allegedly “killing innovations”? But why now?May 11May 11
Olga D. KhonNote 106. «Crypto: The Weapon of Autocrats»China’s Xi visits Europe (France, Serbia and Hungary), and crypto endorses it. Prices are on a short rise this weekend outside major…May 6May 6
Olga D. KhonNote 105. «Sanctions Against Russia: The Effect of Inexorable Forces»This Wednesday (May 01, 2024), the US Treasury imposed the next sanctions against Russia. They aimed to “degrade Russia’s…May 3May 3
