ViewnodesinDataDrivenInvestorDespite controversy and competitors, Tether remains the stablecoin king. Can Binance change that?Last week Binance announced it was throwing its hat into the ring of stablecoin suppliers, with its dollar-backed Binance USD (BUSD). The…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
ViewnodesinJustStablePutting Bitcoin’s energy consumption in context amid record hashratesDespite a sluggish price performance through summer 2019 Bitcoin’s hashrate has reached new peaks, with a record 80 quintillion (80…Sep 3, 20191Sep 3, 20191
ViewnodesinJustStableThe broader picture of Bitcoin’s 2020 block reward halvingUpon its creation at the very beginning of 2009, Bitcoin immediately presented as a fascinating economic supply model on top of its…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
ViewnodesinHackerNoon.comThe history of 51% attacks and the implications for BitcoinIn the world of proof-of-work based blockchains, no security threat looms larger than the 51% attack. This has long been the greatest…May 7, 20191May 7, 20191
ViewnodesinDataDrivenInvestorEthereum’s most innovative token standards and their use casesEthereum brings with it a variety of token standards, and it is fair to say these have contributed to opening new possibilities in…Mar 19, 2019Mar 19, 2019
ViewnodesinviewnodesAdoption or appropriation? Banks and institutional money want blockchain, but on their own rulesA sizeable number within the crypto community see tremendous potential for enormous pre-existing companies, in particular banks and tech…Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
ViewnodesinHackerNoon.comFat-finger or token laundering? Explaining that $300,000 fee Ethereum transactionLast week, crypto-centred forums were abuzz upon discovery of a bizarre Ethereum transaction. The amount sent was normal enough: 0.1 ETH…Feb 28, 20191Feb 28, 20191
ViewnodesinviewnodesBlockchain is not an experiment, but a breeding ground for experimentationIt is predominantly the interest in cryptocurrencies as a speculative investment and (secondarily, as we are forced to concede) the…Feb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019
ViewnodesinHackerNoon.comVenezuela succeeded in increasing crypto adoption, just not the crypto they wantedBack in December 2017, Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro announced the country’s very own native cryptocurrency, the Petro. A…Feb 19, 20191Feb 19, 20191
ViewnodesinHackerNoon.comThe future of blockchain privacy: zero-knowledge proofs in decentralised exchangesZero knowledge proofs, such as those incorporated in ZK SNARKS, are becoming the go-to privacy technology sought in blockchains at present…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019