Token Report by New Alchemy Newsletter Reading List — August 2018
New and significant papers, articles and other resources for tokenization, cryptocurrency markets and blockchain technology
Blockchains can produce an astounding total news-per-minute. The mysteries of what developments are driving the tokenization or cryptocurrency market is secured by the simple fact that, honestly, no one person can keep track or make sense of all this.
To help you in your blockchain knowledge mining efforts, below are what we consider significant new resources and reading for the blockchain, tokenization and cryptocurrency industry.
This list will be updated each month. We will make it clear which items we were involved in producing, but most of the content linked to below is not produced by us and we cannot assure its accuracy.
If you have any questions, reach out to us @tokenreport — Enjoy!
Academic papers or blogs on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency
Risks and Returns of Cryptocurrency — Yale researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research claim proof that “the risk-return tradeoff of cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum) is distinct from those of stocks, currencies, and precious metals” and suggest “a system of factors to predict price trends in major cryptocurrencies.”
Towards open data blockchain analytics: a Bitcoin perspective by D. McGinn, D. McIlwraith, Y. Guo for Royal Society Open Science
XCLAIM: Interoperability with Cryptocurrency-Backed Tokens? by Dept. of Computing, Imperial College London — “In this paper we systematize the notion of cryptocurrency backed tokens, an approach towards trustless cross-chain communication. We propose XCLAIM, a protocol for issuing, trading, and redeeming e.g. Bitcoin-backed tokens on Ethereum. We provide implementations for three possible protocol versions and evaluate their security and on-chain costs.”
Distributed Ledger Technology Systems: A Conceptual Framework by Michel Rauchs, Andrew Glidden, Brian Gordon, Gina Pieters, Martino Recanatini, François Rostand, Kathryn Vagneur & Bryan Zhang at the Judge Business School of University of Cambridge
Mapping The Decentralized Financial System by Max Bronstein, associate at BTC Labs — How the “decentralized financial system” may be structured in order to “More transparent, open, and programmable financial services.”
Regulation developments in the tokenization, blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets
Framework for Securities Regulation of Cryptocurrencies by Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center — “We lay out the case for treating some cryptocurrencies as securities — and some not.”
Blockchain in Review — Week of July 30 — August 3, 2018 from Virtual Currency Report, by Perkins Coie — an excellent round-up of news relating to blockchain and regulatory or tax law development
Bitcoin Investing Is Creating Tax Predicaments for Hedge Funds — Joe Light, Bloomberg
Re: Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Hearings, Project Number P18120 by Prof. Thibault Schrepel for the FTC — “I hereby wish to submit my comments to the topic #9 entitled ‘The consumer welfare implications associated with the use of algorithmic decision tools, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics,’ although I will focus on blockchain and predatory innovation which seems to belong here.”
42 Big Industries Blockchain Could Transform by CB Insights — “Banking isn’t the only industry that could be affected by blockchain tech. Law enforcement, ride hailing, and many other sectors could also have blockchain in their future.”
Blockchain Innovation in Europe by the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum — “In this paper we aim to set the scene for the Observatory and Forum’s work by examining the state of blockchain innovation in Europe today, looking at both Europe’s strengths and weaknesses vis-à-vis this technology, and making some recommendations on where we think Europe should set its priorities in the future.”
Blockchains Unchained: Blockchain Technology and Its Use In the Public Sector from OECD Working Papers on Public Governance — “This guide aims to equip public servants with the necessary knowledge to understand what the Blockchain architecture is, the implications it could have on government services, and the opportunities and challenges governments may face as a result.”
Gossip for the blockchain and crypto industry
Iranian Crypto Ransomware Threat Will Rise in Today’s Geopolitical Climate, Report Predicts — Coin Telegraph
IOTA responds to leaked chats revealing a heated internal strife — The Next Web
BitForex accused of using Tether, wash trades to manipulate CoinMarketCap data — Modern Consensus
WARNING: KuCoin’s Hong Kong office is empty. Be extremely cautious about depositing money into this exchange. — Jackson Wong
Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver Eyes ICO as Token Issuance Protocol Comes to Bitcoin Cash — CoinTelegraph
Vitalik Buterin Proposes 1% Consensus Algorithm — Crypto Disrupt
A BCH Update: Bitmain, BCH, the IPO & What it all Actually Means
Exclusive Interview With a Twitter ETH Giveaway Scam Ringleader Making 50K-100K USD Daily! — BitcoinStacks
The Failure Rate of ICOs is Skyrocketing in 2018 — Michael Spencer
Press Releases
Tezos Foundation Issues Grants to Four Leading Research Institutions
IBM teams with Maersk on new blockchain shipping solution — Tech Crunch
Tron (TRX) Foundation Successfully Acquires BlockChain.Org — Ethereum World News
Opinions and editorials on blockchain and tokenized securities
Op Ed: Exploring the SEC’s New “Sufficiently Decentralized” Test by Josh Garcia, Principal at Ketsal Consulting
Beyond the Individual: Usability, Utility and Community. by Moses Namara, HCC PhD Student, Humans and Tech Researcher, Developer
Responsible disclosure in the era of cryptocurrencies by Cory Fields, Bitcoin Core developer at MIT Media Lab
Security token skepticism by Angus Champion de Crespigny, Advisor
The Bitcoin Second Layer: The Lightning Network Reference Rate, Part 1 of 4 by Nik Bhatia
Enterprise Docs for Blockchain Technology
Ethereum Proof-of-Authority on Azure on Microsoft Azure blog
Oracle PaaS and IaaS Universal Credits Service Descriptions from Oracle
An Introduction to Hyperledger by IBM, and the Hyperledger Release 1.2 Documentation
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