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Medium Around The Block: #5

Medium is one of the richest sources of information in the crypto + blockchain ecosystem. However, it is very difficult to surface signal amongst all the noise. We share a list of the most interesting pieces we’ve discovered on Medium from the past week — or from the archives. To…

Building engaged blockchain communities that sustain business growth

Written by Kelcey Gosserand and Antony Demekhin as part of an ongoing series examining the current state of ICOs.

Not quite yet the world’s money

If bitcoin takes over, the actions of one bank won’t matter much

Why do I have to read your white paper?

With the release of “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” 10 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the world to uncensorable digital money. What no one knew at the time was that Nakamoto’s 8-page, academic-journal style article would also…

Medium Around The Block: #4

Medium is one of the richest sources of information in the crypto + blockchain ecosystem. In fact, it is far better than any single professional publication. However, it is very difficult to surface signal amongst all the noise. We share a list of the most interesting pieces…

Block by Block: Security Tokens

Block by Block is a series where we dive into different industries and examine the entry-points for decentralization. To read more, visit The Block and subscribe to our newsletter. Read our coverage on decentralized exchanges here.

Bitcoin is ‘useless’? Really?

The Economist goes all in on declaring crypto a ‘casino’ but admits…

On private key custody

Wired’s piece on the measures Coinbase takes to secure cryptocurrencies contains some irony : The financial institutions that cryptocurrencies were created to circumvent are the same ones that now protect them.

Crypto exchanges keep reporting fake trades, but the top dogs tell the truth

The Blockchain Transparency Institute yesterday tried to figure out the truth around trading at leading crypto exchanges. And what they found was sobering, if unsurprising: Some of the “leading…

The evolution of ICOs and the rising importance of brand marketing

Block market: Reinventing securities trading for the digital age gets real

Decentralization has been the hope, but reality paints another picture

Life imitates art: It’s hard…

No, your dApp does not need a token to succeed

There is a destructive belief in the crypto-ecosystem that a successful decentralized application (dApp) needs a native token to support it. It is because of this belief that many projects raise tens to hundreds of millions of dollars only to find…

Ripple: Ask me anything, but I may tell you nothing

The cagey crypto company circumvents the tough…

Block by Block: Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Block by Block is a series where we dive into different industries and examine the entry-points for decentralization. To read more, visit The Block and subscribe to our newsletter.

China shows us why crypto matters

Yesterday, WeChat, one of China’s largest social media and messaging services, executed a platform-wide ban on Chinese crypto-media accounts. The official reason: the publishing of ICO and cryptocurrency trading information. However, there is chatter on Crypto-Twitter…

Crypto creates a conundrum when the taxman cometh

New models, confusing rules make it hard not to get forked

The old saying about nothing being certain except for death and taxes has been resonating with the crypto community for…

Understanding crypto’s summer meltdown: a look at 2017’s biggest ICOs

With the 2018 bear crypto market in full swing and ICO projects losing up to 98% of their market value, it is beneficial to take a step back and examine how we got ourselves into the current situation. 2017 was…

X(XX) marks the spot: As porn moves toward crypto, so might the mainstream

Adult entertainment has driven technology adoption before

Technology is often accused of being a solution in search of a problem. And…

Medium Around The Block: #3

Medium is one of the richest sources of information in the crypto + blockchain ecosystem. In fact, it is far better than any single professional publication. However, it is very difficult to surface signal amongst all the noise. We share a list of the most interesting pieces…

ConsenSys: Ethereum’s hub

What it really means to ‘Harness the power of Ethereum’

An Introduction to Ethereum

Ethereum is the 2nd largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap, trading at ~$30B this…

Even as markets tumble, crypto’s move to the mainstream continues

Square, Robinhood provide access to next generation of investors

Today’s price bump notwithstanding, 2018 has thus far been a year to forget for…

On their own: Cryptocurrencies are an asset class unlike many others

As the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has risen over the past several years, the financial press has been trying to make sense of it all. What moves crypto pricing? How does crypto’s value change…

The Block: Community Content

The Block’s DNA is our community. It is a community of colleagues, industry peers, crypto and blockchain partner organizations, writers, investors, creators, and the 100+ people who will join us in the fall in our co-working space, “The Block @ WeWork.” The company was birthed…