The market's lively with Bitcoin forging new 2019 highs. Sentient seems broadly positive but Bitfinex and Tether issues still lurk in the background.
A quick glance below will show that there are a lot of articles this week. I've edited and edited but more just kept pushing their way on. Rex finally rolling out was the stand-out event but as usual, there were many interesting facets of crypto to dig into throughout the week.
As always, I’ve selected the articles, etc. because I found them enlightening, compelling or challenging in some fashion. I don’t necessarily agree with the sentiments of each Tweet or article but aim to provide a door into the competing narratives that comprise crypto.
Picks of the Week
The various REX updates easily topped my 'interest' list. At the risk of self-promotion, the Asian Giants Series (Part 3 listed below is worth checking).
Simple explanation of Bitcoin:
Has the outside world forgotten BTC?:
Reframing Bitcoin mining energy cost:
India, a textbook case in how not to go about regulating crypto:
Call to remove 4% inflation on EOS:
Distributed ledgers by another name:
Articles
A short summary of the Adamant Report on BTC price drivers:
Examining China's role in Crypto:
https://trybe.one/china-and-cryptocurrencies-the-asian-giants-part-3-of-3/
Understanding EOS Rex:
https://medium.com/eos-new-york/the-ultimate-guide-to-rex-participation-on-eos-9cc0e449b320
REX update by Conceptskip (recommended):
A tour around many markets/assets/opportunities by Bitbrain:
https://trybe.one/crypto-snippets-2019-05-01/
Looking at proposed negative interest rates:
Central banks monetary policies may be leading to global stagnation:
Continuing the central bank theme - alternative monetary policies:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-26/capitalism-is-broken-because-of-central-banks
Comprehensive article examining the potential of blockchain and file-storage:
The economics of certain protocols and security tokens are questionable:
https://hackernoon.com/value-leaking-protocols-and-security-tokens-789d85638f
Reasons to consider using a search engine other than Google:
https://hackernoon.com/10-reasons-to-consider-a-search-engine-alternative-to-google-a4d46f791545
Podcast
Charlie Lee - argues LTC's case (recommended):
YouTube
Another great EOS update by Colin:
A very useful tour of some of the REX interface options:
Analyzing the 'edge' REX gives EOS:
A critical aspect of Cardano (Plutus smart contracts/language) - very clearly explained (insights into Solidity also supplied):
Infographic
A little context of comparative return on investment for a range of cryptos (obviously first mover advantage went to BTC):
https://datalight.me/blog/researches/infographics/what-if-you-have-invested-your-100-bucks/
Website / Utility
Tables and more tables for the data miners among you. A lot of customizable crypto analytic tools available onsite:
https://datalight.me/dashboard/5767
That's it for this week's trip down the crypto rabbit hole. As always looking forward to your comments. Until next week.
Note on Sources:
Twitter & Reddit (cryptos current meta-brains) / Medium / Trybe / Hackernoon / Whaleshares / TIMM and so on/ YouTube / various podcasts and whatever else I stumble upon. The aim is a useful weekly aggregator of ideas rather than news. Though I try to keep the sources current – I’ll reference these articles and podcasts etc. as I encounter them – they may have been published just a couple of days ago or in some cases quite a bit earlier.
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Really love those compilations. This week you cover the other side of the medal of economic theory. I especially like the Bloomberg article, as it concludes quite unexpectedly with a call for fairer taxation of enterprises, and reducing tax evasion via offshoring...
Delighted to hear it @coneptskip - it's longtime crypto enthusiasts that I hope get something out of the series. I' spending a little more time researching monetary history/economic theory/policy and the like at the moment.