China Plays Jekyll & Hyde, After Ban It Will Publish Monthly Crypto Report

China’s government is well known as a crypto hater, and its banishments and pronouncements are the stuff of wild market swings. That doesn’t mean, however, they’re not keeping close eye on decentralized currencies. In fact, according to recent press releases, Chinese authorities are set to publish regular monthly analysis of over two dozen crypto assets, … Read more

Autopsy of the Bitconnect Implosion: Ponzi, Centralization, Governance

Ponzi lending smart bot scam Bitconnect finally did what most sane observers predicted long, long ago. It went splat. And it didn’t collapse due to government pressure, nor flurries of bad press, and certainly not from DDoS hacking attacks. The story is more of a ballad, a great object lesson, and it is the lie … Read more

Jimmy Song Uses Andreas Antonopoulos Model, Open Sources Forthcoming Book

Jimmy Song, well-known bitcoin core developer, has embarked on writing a book for technical publisher O’Reilly. Programming Bitcoin is different with respect to not only the subject matter but also the way it is being constructed. Using the successful model outlined by world renowned educator Andreas Antonopoulos, he will expose each chapter to the ecosystem, … Read more

Cryptocurrency Influencers Accused of Aiding Pump and Dumps

Social media influencers are marketing manna, coveted for their highly engaged audience who hang on their every word. Sites such as Tomoson and Meltwater link brands with influencers who are eager to spread the word – for a fee. In the cryptocurrency space, however, where influential figures can send coins soaring via a single tweet, … Read more

PR: 300E Holdings a Long Term Blockchain Investment Fund Announces Spartan Decentralized Exchange

In contrast to a number of hedge funds that has attracted investment in 2017 to time the market or buying into the new hype, 300E has been quietly positioning itself as a closed-end investment company to take advantage of the decade-long prospect of the blockchain and related tech. The post PR: 300E Holdings a Long … Read more