In this piece, I am sharing the white paper (definition) published by the person or persons known as Satoshi Nakamoto. This document outlined the first blockchain database and included the means to solve the double-spending problem for digital currency (of which, most transactions… Read More ›
Month: November 2017
62 Insane Facts About Bitcoin [Infographic – Updated October 2017]
Nothing fancy today. Just a little eye candy. Enjoy. **Disclaimer: As always, the information I share is not investment advice and is for informational purposes only. Before making any investment decisions involving money, always do your research and use your… Read More ›
ICO vs IPO: so alike and yet so different
See this post for additional commentary on ICO (Initial Coin Offerings.) This particular piece does a comparison of ICOs to IPOs (Initial Public Offerings,) which an issuing of stock on a traditional stock exchange, which people might be more familiar… Read More ›
Coin Telegraph: “CryptoBonus: HullCoin Users Get Benefits From Free Pies To Tax Breaks
This is interesting piece on how the blockchain technology is being used to track (what is generally agreed-upon) good social behavior. If you use this as one tiny example of how a blockchain ledger can be used to track some… Read More ›
Video – How the Bitcoin Bubble Will Pop
This is a well researched piece by Crypto Investor. He brings up three possible catalysts for the bitcoin (and cryptos) to “pop” in value: 1) The possibility of Bitfinex and Tether being a fraud. I’ve discussed this some in a… Read More ›
Via Wolf Ricther: “Another Cryptocurrency Gets Hacked, Money Disappears. Here are the 30 Biggest Crypto Hacks”
This is a good summary piece via Wolf Richter’s investment site, Wolf Street. He covers real estates, stocks, bonds, economic indicators and markets. Give it a gander. In this piece, many of the hacks that resulted in stolen cryptos are… Read More ›
Time Capsule – Crypt0: “What is Dash?”
I came across this piece while perusing YouTube (everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is on there. Well, except for the stuff the algorithms block as of this posting date) and came across one of Crypt0’s older videos from early 2017,… Read More ›
From the Daily Hodl – “A Jaw Dropping Look at Crypto Prices One Year Ago”
Shared from the Daily Hodl. They’re posting some decent content there. Give them a gander. **Disclaimer: As always, the information I share is not investment advice and is for informational purposes only. Before making any investment decisions involving money,… Read More ›
Commentary – Via Medium”Why and how the Cryptobubble will burst” by author DK
I’m posting this to offer some contrast, and also because it lays out a “what-if” roadmap with a given set of regulatory outcomes. It’s good to keep in mind as far as risks go. (That said, as of this posting… Read More ›
Terminology Lesson – Andreas Antonopoulos “What is a ‘fork'”
When you begin to enter the crypto space, you’ll going to hear mention of “forks” (soft fork, hard fork.) In this video, Andreas Antonopoulos talks about what a “fork” is. (In the simplest of terms, it is when there is… Read More ›