The Intrepid Report Issue #68
Here’s what’s in store for you this week: A security token offering in Singapore was halted by MAS due to failure in regulatory compliance, and Samsung Galaxy S10 may include built-in cryptocurrency features. We’ve got thoughts from the Blockchain Review on Blockchain Governance Principles, as well as insights on building sustainable crypto architecture, how blockchain can ‘cross the chasm’ in 2019, and more. Check it out below!
State of Lightning: What’s the Path for Network Adoption in 2019?
Launched in beta last March, the layer-2 payments technology that enables faster, off-chain transactions is actively maintained and developed by over six different development teams. In the past 30 days alone, the number of lightning payment channels has increased by roughly 36 percent, bringing to total to roughly 22,000 channels. Active lightning nodes have similarly shot up — over 16 percent in recent days — and presently sit at around 5,690 distributed nodes.
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MAS Halts Securities Token Offering for Regulatory Breach
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has warned an initial coin offering (ICO) issuer not to proceed with its securities token offering in Singapore until it can fully comply with regulatory requirements under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). The issuer had intended to rely on an exemption from prospectus registration under the SFA, which is however subject to certain conditions, including a requirement not to advertise the offer. Here’s more on the warning.
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Samsung Galaxy S10 Could Expose Crypto to Millions of Tech Savvy Users
Among leaked images of the Galaxy S10 in the past week was evidence that Samsung could be ready to launch a crypto wallet to store cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, and a blockchain explorer service called Samsung Blockchain KeyStore. While the leaked images aren’t yet confirmation that the much-anticipated iPhone killer will indeed ship with the crypto wallet in tow, if it does, Samsung will be exposing crypto and blockchain to millions of its most tech-savvy smartphone users. Read on for of the potential upcoming crypto features.
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Blockchain Governance Principles: Who Guards the Guards?
Who determines a blockchain’s DNA? Who has the right to make decisions, and how is this right implemented in reality? Learn more about governance principles on the blockchain and how it is different from conventional ways we think about governance.
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World Economic Forum — Building A Sustainable Crypto Architecture
Bitcoin’s valuation has plunged over 70% since its 2017 heights but technological and regulatory innovations keep advancing rapidly. How will crypto-architectures need to evolve to yield real economic value? This panel session at WEF 2019 features academics in policy and finance from Harvard and Tsinghua University, and executives from the finance industry as they discuss the economic value of cryptocurrencies and more.
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Killing Crypto: Outlier Ventures’ 2019 Predictions
What happens after the wave of hype in 2017 and 2018? 2019 is primarily going to be about ‘crossing the chasm’. Here’s what it could look in the year ahead, from security tokens and on-chain governance, to enterprise adoption and the Big Tech firms.
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The Controversies of Blockchain Governance and Rough Consensus
The governance of blockchains is one of the most fascinating, contentious, and difficult topics to master, but it’s one we must try to understand as the network’s ability to adapt, and the extent to which it may be able to do so, will be crucial for its future. Here’s governance on the blockchain explained, along with both advantages and disadvantages.
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Originally published at blockchainreview.io.
