BlogHide Resteemsbicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoResourcestokendata.io – Data on ICO returns as compared to USD, BTC, and ETH. They publish a weekly email with analysis on the ICO market as a whole. coinmetrics.io – Data and charts on the top 10…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoResourcestokendata.io – Data on ICO returns as compared to USD, BTC, and ETH. They publish a weekly email with analysis on the ICO market as a whole. coinmetrics.io – Data and charts on the top 10…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoRay Dillinger on the Sad State of BlockchainFrom Ray Dillinger, who reviewed the blockchain code for the orginal bitcoin source code and began experimenting with virtual currency back in 1995, comes a regretfully toned message on the…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoDon't Ignore BitcoinFrom Zachary Karabell at Wired, on the potential huge changes ahead for the finance world : The gaining momentum of digital currencies and the Chinese reinvention of a financial system led not…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoBitcoin is 1000x less energy-efficient than credit cardsIt’s hard to conceive how inefficient bitcoin is in terms of energy consumption : An index from cryptocurrency analyst Alex de Vries, aka Digiconomist, estimates that with prices the way they…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoDefining a BubbleFrom Charlie Bilello’s post on when a bubble becomes a bubble , specifically looking at Bitcoin in this case: The textbook definition (from Wikipedia) is “an asset at a price range that…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoWill Blockchain/Crypto End of Traditional Firms?From Nick Tomaino’s post The Slow Death of the Firm : Economists typically suggest that firms exist for two main reasons: to minimize transaction costs and to aggregate capital and people. ……bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoDecred IntroLinda Xie gives a beginner’s overview of Decred : Decred attempts to create a better balance of power between miners and users by allowing users who don’t own a miner to participate directly…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoExamples of implementing blockchain technologiesJeremy Epstein lays out how blockchain technologies can be utilized in two great, simple examples. In the first example, he shows how a smart contracts could be used for a SEO marketer: In a…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years ago$280 million in ether gone forever?From Code mistake freezes up to $280 million in digital currency at Engadget: Observers estimate that there could be more than 1 million in ether locked away, which would amount to roughly…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoBlockchain mergersDill Chen writes about the potential to merge blockchains , both for crptocurrency and tokens. He encourages forking as way of to innovate but states: there needs to be a process to merge…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoFunding the Evolution of Blockchains – Fred Ehrsam – MediumCoinbase cofounder Fred Ehrsam’s post, Funding the Evolution of Blockchains: Ethereum is starting to suffer from a tragedy of the commons problem: while lots of people own ETH and would…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoTransaction load follows price in cryptoCoinMetrics.io is few months old, but new to me. Discovered while looking for NTV calculations, this site is very impressive. Here’s a few highlights from a post titled Mean-reversion and…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoA Bubble Bursting ScenarioFrom traditional fund manager Denny K comes a fairly reasonable article about how things could playout in a similar manner to the tech crash. Denny begins with a few comparisons: In the .com…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoCan Bitcoin Follow Gold's Path to become Digital Gold?Alex Gurevich writes on the origins of gold as a store of value and Bitcoin ‘s path toward the same outcome. Bitcoin is battling to become digital gold, while ether, for example, is elbowing…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoCryptoeconomics is not economics for cryptoCryptoeconomics is one of the most exciting aspects of crypto and it doesn’t mean a simple adaption of economics to cryptoassets, as many naturally think. There are many new possibilities, which…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoTough to PleaseFrom A Bull Market Should Make Investors Happy : Generally, this far into a bull market, euphoria kicks in. In 1929, shoeshine boys were doling out stock tips. In 1999, people were quitting…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoYet Another Shady ICOThe latest crypto-related scam is Alex Tapscott’s crypto VC firm. Laura Shin reported: The company was attempting a $100 million CAD ($78 million USD) raise after having already received $20…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoMIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are 'Attracting the Wrong People' - CoinDeskCoinDesk reported on some comments by Joi Ito, MIT Media Lab Director Ito told the crowd: “The problem is we’re creating a system where people can pump or dump and speculate. Anyone who has…bicyclesblazers (34)in ico • 7 years agoAmazon's growing competitor list may be a problemFrom Michael Coren at Quartz on the history of competing with so many companies, as Amazon does : Perhaps no other company in history has sold so many different products (354 million) while…