The cryptospace is heating up again. While Bitcoin holds steady and for the time being remains stalled at 4k, the alts continue to make gains. Cardano in particular, had had a good week. Let’s see if this is just over-exuberance about a main net upgrade or the start of an uptrend for ADA. On a not so upbeat note a recent report found that 95% of Bitcoin volume is fake – critically though there are more dependable exchanges to choose from such as, Binance and Kraken. Clearly, in market terms, we have a long, long way to go.
Pick of the Week
Tim Bernier Lee’s reflection on 30 years of the web, it’s achievements, short-comings, and future is the standout article his week. Sure, it’s not crypto specific but the limitations of the current internet model are the very things blockchain may serve to improve – decentralization, data sovereignty, the removal or reduction of an ad based model and free access to financial services are only some of the ways crypto may play a role in bringing about a better internet.
Crypto as a Career:
https://twitter.com/nlw/status/1107392875644506119
Calling out the doubters of the Lightning Network:
https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/1107675051585724416
A demo on BTC ease of use:
https://twitter.com/bluewalletio/status/1108088791330365441
For budding EOS developers:
https://twitter.com/cmichelio/status/1109370141060616192
Light-hearted thread prompted by ‘Anyone from 2017 here?’: https://twitter.com/BreakoutTickers/status/1108710647032958976
We all like numbers, right? (non-crypto):
https://twitter.com/cabel/status/1104551349180542976
Articles
A nuanced analysis of possible BTC price action by Bit Brain referencing the 200 MA indicator:
https://trybe.one/btc-200-ma-revisited/
A long, long-term bullish outlook for crypto and open source protocols:
https://medium.com/balance-io/why-open-source-finance-will-win-a1f3a61544c2
Coinbase has lost much of its luster:
https://beincrypto.com/is-coinbase-killing-itself-through-centralized-policies/
If 95% of Bitcoin volume is fake (it is) – where’s the good news?:
https://beincrypto.com/most-bitcoin-trading-is-fake-but-theres-some-good-news/
Stay up to date with EOS with this new roundup series:
https://medium.com/@eosnationbp/eos-hot-sauce-volume-1-8cb721e7e3b6
Stablecoins may provide a solution for unbanked businesses:
https://hackernoon.com/stablecoins-a-solution-for-every-unbanked-business-out-there-d09731a65f6f
Tim Berners Lee reflects on the web 30 years on (non-crypto – recommended):
https://onezero.medium.com/30-years-on-whats-next-fortheweb-6ce844ed147f
Podcast
Binance’s distributed growth model may make it the ‘first decentralized corporate behemoth’ (highly recommended):
YouTube
A nuanced perspective on buying BTC at these levels:
Short and sweet and full of inspiration – highlights of ‘The Internet of Money Vol 2’ Series (somewhat dated but as important as ever):
A possible new token-centric trend emerging in crypto markets:
Bancor raising the bar for wallet/ token interoperability – a glimpse of the future (recommended):
Infographic
This is the market blockchain is looking to disrupt:
https://www.allaccess.com/merge/archive/29580/2019-this-is-what-happens-in-an-internet-minute
That’s it for this week’s rummage around the cryptosphere. I hope you found at least a few things of interest/usefulness. Until next week. As always, looking forward to your comments and suggestions.
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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