Crypto Newsletter 2/27: A Question of Governance
In a talk given at the Alan Turing Institute (ATI), Vili Lehdonvirta, an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, discusses the fundamental problem...
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Crypto Newsletter 2/20: JPMorgan Launches Digital Currency
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, has officially changed positions and thrown his hat in the ring: JPMorgan is now exploring applications of blockchain with JPM Coin. As...
Crypto Newsletter 2/13: The Shadow of Mt. Got Rises Again
The questions surrounding crypto exchange QuadrigaCX continue to mount. In last week's newsletter, I briefly discussed the death of QuadrigaCX's founder, Gerald Cotten, and how that led to...
Crypto Newsletter 2/6: Kraken’s 9-Figure Acquisition
Last week's tZERO launch was a step forward for regulated markets. This week, trading markets continue to make big moves. First and foremost, the Bitcoin & cryptocurrency exchange...
Crypto Newsletter 1/30: Another Bitcoin ETF Bites the Dust
It finally happened. Last Thursday, tZERO launched its trading platform. After closing their ICO on StartEngine's platform last year, tZERO announced they successfully raised $134M through the token...
Crypto Newsletter 1/23: At Last: tZERO to Launch Next Week
Joey Krug's "A Crypto Thesis" has been making the rounds in crypto newsletters this week, and after finally reading it myself, I would be remiss to exclude it...
Crypto Newsletter 1/16: Occam’s Razor
Ethereum Classic's 51% attack this week resulted in $1.1 million in losses. The price of ETC eventually stabilized at over $4, about a dollar less than its price...
Crypto Newsletter 1/9: Blockchain Becomes Boring
It's a new year, and Bitcoin just turned 10 years old. What can we expect in 2019? Howard Marks provides some SEC-specific predictions in his latest article for...
Crypto Newsletter 1/2: Who Is Crypto’s Patient Zero?
As we enter 2019, many are wondering "what's next?" after 2018 proved to be such a tumultuous year in crypto. What enforcement action will regulators take next? What...
Crypto Newsletter 12/26: 2018 A Review of Crypto Winter
2018 was a year of growing pains for crypto. Scammers absconded with millions. Companies unable to begin development of viable products crumbled and began disappearing into the ether....