Chinese Altcoins Can’t Stop Failing

Every country produces its share of underperforming altcoins. They’re called shitcoins for a reason. But China has a track record for creating altcoins that are shittier than most. The country has spawned a slew of talented developers, and has made a huge contribution to cryptocurrency adoption and innovation as a whole. But when it comes … Read more

Miroskii ICO Shows Scammers Continue to Roam Free

It has become painfully evident that not all initial coin offerings are created equal. While it is only normal that not every single venture will be completely professional, one would expect a decent standard of quality from companies trying to raise millions of dollars. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, as Miroskii has seemingly hired a Ryan Gosling … Read more

Kakao Prepares to Launch Reverse ICO

It has become apparent that companies tend to take the ICO funding route these days. If the Telegram ICO is any indication, the focus is now on issuing native tokens to sell to VCs and accredited investors. It seems Kakao wants to do the exact same thing, and it’s labeled its crowdfunding effort a “reverse ICO”. The Rise of the … Read more

‘Decentralized Bank’ ICO Miroskii’s Entire Team Is Phoney

A new initial coin offering (ICO) called Miroskii hopes to build a ‘decentralized bank’ by utilizing blockchain technology. Looking at the white paper and the website, it appears to have solid ideas and even a nice looking team behind the project. However, looking a bit closer at the team shows the ICO’s ‘graphic designer’ just … Read more

Decentralized Exchange IDEX Hits $13 Million a Day While Etherdelta Falters

The Myspace/Facebook analogy has been gratuitously overused, yet it aptly describes Etherdelta and IDEX. The former was once the only decentralized exchange in town, a hub of ERC20 tokens bolted to a barely usable interface. Then Etherdelta (ED) got hacked and launched a pointless ICO. While ED floundered, IDEX assembled a user-friendly alternative that was … Read more