There was a lot of great #crypto-news today, and plenty of awesome analysis as well, so let's just jump right into it.
Crypto-News
A band of merry #peeps have made public their hankering to sue the pants off Bitcoin's CEO over some controversial Bitcoin Cash propaganda, and if you can't sue over #propaganda, what can you sue over? https://theoofy.com/1556/bitcoin-com-ceo-roger-ver-may-be-sued-for-controversial-bitcoin-cash-propaganda/
#Coinbase went and hired a #trading veteran from Barclays. Just adding to their collection, I presume. http://www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-has-snagged-a-veteran-trader-from-barclays-2018-4
Litecoin wants to be more like Bitcoin. That is, decentralized. https://zycrypto.com/litecoin-ltc-aiming-at-becoming-more-decentralized-like-bitcoin-soon/
And a #security audit found a critical vulnerability in the EOS smart contract system. https://cryptocoinspy.com/security-audit-firm-discovers-critical-vulnerability-in-eos-smart-contract-system/
Litecoin Cash finally released its #whitepaper. http://menafn.com/1096785471/Litecoin-Cash-whitepaper-is-released
Yet, #Binance #tokens are free from any ERC20 bug infections. https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/04/30/erc20-tokens-bugs-binance-quantstamp/
So much for the #news.
Crypto-Analysis
There's plenty of analysis today, but I'm just going to point you to three top #crypto stories. All of these are red hot reads.
For starters, this technical analysis of SALT Lending is a real humdinger of an analysis. You don't want to miss it. https://bravenewcoin.com/news/salt-price-analysis-a-smart-contract-lending-platform-which-uses-crypto-backed-collateral/
#SALTLending #p2plending #cryptolending #bravenewcoin
#Consensys has a nice technical read on how to detect #batchOverflow in Ethereum smart contracts. https://media.consensys.net/detecting-batchoverflow-and-similar-flaws-in-ethereum-smart-contracts-93cf5a5aaac8
And you don't want to miss this incredible report from Hong Kong that suggests #cryptocurrency is largely left out of organized crime. https://www.forbes.com/sites/leonhardweese/2018/04/30/hong-kong-report-suggests-cryptocurrency-is-largely-left-out-of-citys-organized-crime/#16491f753775
#hongkong #crime #organizedcrime #forbes #crypto-analysis
Thought-Provoking Reads
The following pieces are all great thought-provoking analysis pieces in their own right. You'll want to read them over and over again.
Did you know Litecoin and #Dogecoin each have more transactions than Bitcoin Cash? Well, now you do. Look at the charts. http://www.livebitcoinnews.com/litecoin-and-dogecoin-have-more-transactions-than-bitcoin-cash/
If you're wondering how #rich you'd be if you bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoin on April 1, Money can tell you. http://time.com/money/5259800/best-time-to-buy-bitcoin/
Forbes wants to introduce you to the Russians powering up your #blockchain. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/04/29/meet-the-russians-behind-your-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-too/#682e45a93b86
#Russians #Vitalik-Buterin #Pavel-Durov #Telegram
Hackernoon has a very interesting piece on how the crypto market can learn from the 300-year #history of the derivatives markets. https://hackernoon.com/what-the-cryptocurrency-market-can-learn-from-the-300-year-old-history-of-derivative-markets-4ed582fcad20
#hackernoon #crypto-market #stockmarket #derivatives #derivatives-market #stock-market
And finally, if you believe #flexibility is strength, it may be time to evolve the smart contract. https://www.ethnews.com/flexibility-is-strength-evolving-the-smart-contract
There's other great news and analysis today from #Australia, #India, #Iran, #Kenya, and #Canada. To read these stories and a whole lot more, check out Blockchain Times. http://blockchaintimes.io/2018/05/01/tuesday-may-1-2018-daily-news-digest/
I get no compensation nor am I vested in any of the companies mentioned in this post. I am a paid #editor for Blockchain Times.